Mets broadcaster Keith Hernandez’s comments that women “don’t belong in the dugout” drew criticism Sunday from Padres manager Bruce Bochy, who supported the female member of his training staff and said he was surprised it even came up.
Hernandez made the remarks during the second inning of New York’s 8-1 victory in San Diego on Saturday night. Mike Piazza homered for the Padres and exchanged a high-five in the dugout with Kelly Calabrese, a full-time massage therapist for San Diego.
“Who is the girl in the dugout, with the long hair?” Hernandez said during the broadcast. “What’s going on here? You have got to be kidding me. Only player personnel in the dugout.”
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“I didn’t think gender was even an issue anymore,” Bochy said.