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MLB Network’s Al Leiter, John Smoltz Won’t Appear In-Studio After Refusing COVID-19 Vaccines (Report)
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thewrap.comNew York Post.The MLB Network didn’t immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment and confirmation. According to the New York Post, MLB Network recently instated a mandate that requires all employees be vaccinated beginning Sept.
1 — but the network agreed to avoid letting Leiter and Smoltz go by reaching a “compromise” where they would stay on-air but appear on their shows remotely.
The two commentators are not expected to return to the studio in New Jersey, but remain in-house studio analysts for the MLB Network.
54 year-old Smoltz, who began working for MLB Network after a 22-season career, is the lead analyst on Fox for its MLB coverage.
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