Mets legend Keith Hernandez says he still gets 'close to $5,000' per year in 'Seinfeld' residuals

If Keith Hernandez ever decides to halt calling New York Mets games, helium volition ever person different root of income.

The team's legendary erstwhile archetypal baseman became a broadcaster for the squad successful 1999 and is simply a multi-time section Emmy victor for his skills connected the mic. But aft helium hung up the cleats, helium tested retired his acting skills.

Hernandez was 1 of galore New York shot stars to look connected "Seinfeld," playing himself successful 3 episodes. His astir celebrated appearance, though, came successful the two-part episode, "The Boyfriend," successful 1992, erstwhile helium becomes a emotion involvement to Elaine contempt Kramer's and Newman's grudge against him stemming from a spitting incidental connected June 14, 1987.

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Keith Hernandez and Jerry Seinfeld astatine Shea Stadium successful New York, New York. (Stephen Lovekin/WireImage)

The occurrence prompted Hernandez's infamous line, "I'm Keith Hernandez." Two documentaries astir him person adjacent utilized the enactment for the title.

Due to the monolithic occurrence of the episode, Hernandez inactive receives immoderate bully residuals.

"It varies, but I tin archer you that connected an yearly ground I’m getting adjacent to $5,000 still. It’s the acquisition that keeps giving," Hernandez told the "SI Media Podcast." "Remember 1 thing: I was the impermanent star."

Ron Darling, Gary Cohen, Jerry Seinfeld and Keith Hernandez airs arsenic Jerry Seinfeld Celebrates Seinfeld connected Netflix astatine Citi Field connected Sept. 29, 2021, successful New York City.  (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Netflix)

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Former New York Yankees outfielder Paul O'Neill besides appeared successful a celebrated episode, "The Wink," successful Season 7, wherever Kramer (played by Michael Richards) promises a lad successful the infirmary that helium would get the close fielder to deed 2 location runs successful a crippled successful an effort to get backmost a day paper for George Steinbrenner, signed by members of the Yankees, that helium had sold.

O'Neill revealed successful 2024 that he, too, inactive gets residuals, but they're not astir to the aforesaid level arsenic Hernandez's.

"Yeah, they're similar 57 bucks," O'Neill said portion calling a Yankees game. "It's not large time. It's a bully reminder, though, that you were connected the show. It's kinda cool."

Former New York Mets archetypal baseman Keith Hernandez speaks to the property anterior to his jersey status ceremonial astatine Citi Field.  (Wendell Cruz/USA Today Sports)

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In summation to O'Neill, Yankees players Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams and Danny Tartabull and manager Buck Showalter besides appeared connected the series, portion a stunt treble was utilized for Steinbrenner who was voiced by co-creator Larry David — the existent Steinbrenner did movie a country that was ne'er used.

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