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Ray Knight, the MVP of the Mets’ victorious 1986 World Series, will not return to pregame and postgame Nationals coverage for MASN, the Washington Post reported. Knight, who helped cover the Nationals since 2007, had been pulled off the network in mid-September after a verbal altercation with a MASN employee.
According to the report, the 65-year-old berated a member of the MASN production team in a curse-filled rant. It was unclear what the blow-up stemmed from.
Knight, who scored the winning run of Game 6 when the ball went through Bill Buckner’s legs, has had his share of run-ins in the past. He was arrested a year ago this month and charged with assault and battery for an altercation at his Virginia home with a 33-year-old.
Knight had a bitter divorce from the Mets after the ’86 heroics, when contract talks broke down and he signed with Baltimore for the ’87 season. His 13-year MLB career finished in 1988 in Detroit, and he didn’t return to the Mets as an official guest until the 30-year anniversary of the championship in 2016.