Broadcaster Keith Hernandez refers to broken bat as ‘dead soldier’ during New York Mets’ Memorial Day game (Big League Stew)

The value and propriety of camouflage-themed uniforms worn across Major League Baseball remains a subject open for debate. But it’s harder to disagree on this: That someone broadcasting a game probably should not refer to a broken bat the way Keith Hernandez of WPIX did Monday.
Hernandez lost himself mentally in describing the result of New York Mets slugger Daniel Murphy getting his bat sawed into pieces on a pitch by Phil Hughes of the Yankees in the first inning. As the country observed Memorial Day, Hernandez uttered this figure of speech:
“Well, folks. That is a dead soldier right there, folks, laying on that infield dirt.”
The New York Times tried to get a comment from Hernandez.
Hernandez did not respond to a request for comment after the game, but a spokesman for SNY said: “We’ll address the matter with Keith. It was an honest mistake and a poor choice of words.”
Perhaps the poorest, given the context of the day’s meaning.