SNY’s popular Mets director leaving network over ‘different creative direction’

There will be a significant change concerning Mets broadcasts this season on SNY.

Longtime director John DeMarsico is departing the network after 17 seasons at the helm of the game broadcasts featuring the popular booth trio of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling.

“This wasn’t easy to write. Thank you for taking a moment with it,” DeMarsico wrote on X. “After 17 seasons with the Mets on SNY, my time directing games there has come to an end.

4:37 Director John DeMarsico inside the SNY production truck outside of Citi Field as the Atlanta Braves take on the NY Mets on June 26, 2025. Michael Nagle

“I was incredibly fortunate to help tell the story of this team for nearly half my life, after a lifetime of fandom that made the opportunity feel almost impossible when it began. From the very start, I believed deeply in the idea that baseball is cinema. I poured myself into that belief, grateful for the trust to take creative risks in service of the game and the fans who embraced them.”

Without specifics, the Emmy-winning director cited “the broadcast moving in a different creative direction” as one reason for his departure. DeMarsico added that he’s unsure of his next professional move.

“Coming to terms with that hasn’t been easy, especially when the work mattered this much, and I felt so deeply tied to who I am,” he wrote. “Mets baseball and the community around it became part of my identity in ways I’m still processing. That doesn’t disappear just because a chapter ends.

“I’ve never been a free agent before. I’m taking a breath, looking ahead, and carrying a lot of pride and gratitude with me, While remaining open to the next place where that same care, curiosity, and belief in storytelling can live. I love this game, this art form, this crew, and the fans who made it matter, and I’ll miss it all more than I can put into words. Thank you for watching.”