Mets hire Howard Cosell’s grandson
Frazier and Cosell are in the same building again.
While Mets third baseman Todd Frazier has no relation to Joe, one of the team’s new public address announcers is Colin Cosell, grandson of legendary broadcaster Howard.
Cosell will split duties with Marysol Castro, the franchise’s first female voice behind the microphone, as PA announcers for the rest of the season at Citi Field. Castro will debut Thursday against the Cubs, while Cosell begins Saturday.
“I’m proud, humbled and honored to be part of such a storied franchise with such an amazing, devoted fan base,” said Cosell, who has won three Emmy Awards as a broadcaster with MSG Varsity. “Sharing this opportunity with Marysol is truly thrilling.”
Castro has spent the last two decades as a television journalist at WPIX-TV, News 12 The Bronx and elsewhere.
“I appreciate the Mets for doing something they’ve never done in franchise history,” Castro said. “I look forward to working with the team, including my partner Colin Cosell, who has sports royalty running through his veins.”
Howard Cosell, who passed away in 1995, carved out one of the most storied careers in sports broadcasting, including calling the majority of Muhammad Ali’s fights and George Foreman’s famous knockout of Joe Frazier in the 1973 world heavyweight championship.