For fans of SNY’s beloved Mets announcing trio, have no fear.
The band is coming back together in full.
After Ron Darling fueled some speculation that he could potentially leave the booth during an interview with The Post’s Mike Puma last week, the former Amazin’s All-Star confirmed Tuesday on SNY’s Mets podcast that he’s staying in the booth for 2027.
“I was trying to be smart and funny, and apparently I wasn’t either,” Darling said on “The Mets Pod.”
“Hey, listen, I am so lucky to be working at SNY. It’s provided me an outlet to try to be really good at this. And as long as Gary [Cohen], Keith [Hernandez] and SNY still wants me, I’ll be here for as long as they do.”
When asked by The Post whether if he had plans to return to the broadcasting booth in 2027, Darling provided a bit of a cagey answer.
“That’s a good question that I can’t answer,” Darling said. “I have two more years [contractually] at TBS, and I think I have two more years at SNY. I’m at a point now where I’m kind of deciding from year to year. Even though they present me with these long-term contracts, if I reevaluate, they’re fine with that, so we’ll see.”
Nevertheless, Darling clarified on the SNY podcast that he will be back and he’s hoping to see one thing — a third Mets World Series championship.
“I’m in it for the same reason everyone else is in it: I want to see a championship season,” Darling said. “I’m jealous, in fact. [Brewers play-by-play announcer] Brian Anderson, who I work with at TNT, he took a picture of himself in the stands the other night yelling and screaming and going crazy just like a fan because his Brewers, of course, are doing so well.
“I would like one of those videos someday.”
Darling, a 1986 World Series champ, joined SNY during its inaugural season in 2006 and has been in the booth with Cohen and Hernandez ever since. He also works games nationally for TNT/TBS and is an analyst on MLB Network.
