{"id":98642,"date":"2025-09-26T01:13:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T01:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=98642"},"modified":"2025-09-26T01:13:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T01:13:44","slug":"charlie-kirks-former-adviser-claps-back-at-mets-announcer-critical-of-mlb-star-attending-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=98642","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk\u2019s former adviser claps back at Mets announcer critical of MLB star attending memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\">Sports<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-09-25175879579600010:23:16\">Published: Sep. 25, 2025, 10:23 a.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-VVY4BLCUUZFPJHQ53TBGD344QQ\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/resizer\/v2\/NHXKDV5XSBHA5GYF5WJOT625YU.jpg?auth=fb8190db6f85681767b43ae95c144f1cefcdec43484903ce846f96331bb7e142&amp;width=500&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 500w\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/resizer\/v2\/NHXKDV5XSBHA5GYF5WJOT625YU.jpg?auth=fb8190db6f85681767b43ae95c144f1cefcdec43484903ce846f96331bb7e142&amp;width=800&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 800w\" media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" sizes=\"80vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/resizer\/v2\/NHXKDV5XSBHA5GYF5WJOT625YU.jpg?auth=fb8190db6f85681767b43ae95c144f1cefcdec43484903ce846f96331bb7e142&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, (max-width: 800px) 80vw, 60vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/resizer\/v2\/NHXKDV5XSBHA5GYF5WJOT625YU.jpg?auth=fb8190db6f85681767b43ae95c144f1cefcdec43484903ce846f96331bb7e142&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90\" alt=\"Charlie Kirk\u2019s former adviser claps back at Mets announcer critical of MLB star attending memorial\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>A photo of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk is seen on a large screen during a memorial for Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo\/John Locher)AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"4QU7BTLBYZBDXJSXESRYSRJRQY\">Gary Cohen made headline recently for openly questioning during a live broadcast why Chicago Cubs rookie Matt Shaw would miss a game to attend Charlie Kirk\u2019s memorial.<\/p>\n<p id=\"MAWH52D4IFAUJJQBJO3VVUWVA4\">Mikey McCoy, Kirk\u2019s former chief of staff, took to social media to slam the New York Mets announcer over his remarks.<\/p>\n<p id=\"C6LXBFT255BIFB77AGSJT2VO24\">\u201cA little over a month ago Charlie\u2019s dream came true \u2026 he got the opportunity to walk on Wrigley Field and after &#8211; see his friend Matt Shaw hit a home run,\u201d McCoy posted on X.<\/p>\n<p id=\"WSXZFXYQIBE6FAKFZRL6NN4CJ4\">\u201cA month later, Charlie is gone and Matt Shaw is receiving backlash for attending his friend\u2019s memorial. Shame on Gary Cohen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"XUGO5ACX4NDT5IKPLY6NQMJ5G4\">The response came as a result of Cohen\u2019s comments during a recent broadcast.<\/p>\n<p id=\"N77WS52TBBAAHGAKYO23C7KIIU\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to talk about any of the politics of it, but the thought of leaving your team in the middle of a race for any reason other than a family emergency, really strikes me as weird,\u201d Cohen said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"75LNOI3Z3FE57E4WK7UZ2ZGX2M\">The Cubs lost 1-0 to the Reds over the weekend. Cohen said Shaw\u2019s \u201clack of presence was felt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"GTKLSDJBBFGHZIIN2SBB6G6YKI\">Shaw, who attended the service after Kirk\u2019s wife, Erika, invited him, told media outlets he spoke with manager Craig Counsell, president Jed Hoyer and several of the veterans on the Cubs roster before he missed the game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JI73HEB23VHJJLRQFKCATNVUIQ\">\u201cI made sure that everybody I talked to, I had their support, that they knew why I was going, that I wasn\u2019t leaving just to leave, that it was something that was really important to my faith,\u201d Shaw said, per the Chicago Tribune. \u201cIt was really nice to see how everyone was able to support me in that moment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"XS6XVJGYIZDHHNVM7ROUFGLTLU\">\u201cI felt as though it was something that was really important for me to do. \u2026 I was very thankful for how the team responded, allowing me to do that was really special.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Buzz and trending senior writer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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