FLUSHING, N.Y. — Longtime New York Mets broadcaster Howie Rose introduced Thursday he’s planning to retire on the finish of the season after spending 4 a long time with the group.

The 72-year-old Rose started his Mets broadcasting profession in 1987 and has served because the workforce’s lead play-by-play radio voice since 2006.

“Having grown up in Shea Stadium’s higher deck within the Sixties and early Nineteen Seventies, my lengthy profession as a Mets broadcaster has been the epitome of ‘Residing the Dream,’” Rose stated in an announcement launched by the workforce. “I’ve been honored and blessed to comply with the lineage of Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy and Ralph Kiner and I look ahead to savoring and sharing each second of the 2026 season with the best followers in baseball.”

In a video the Mets launched on their social media channels, Rose stated he plans to work all of the Mets’ residence video games in addition to their three highway matchups with the New York Yankees this 12 months. He’ll work all residence and away video games throughout the postseason.

Rose started his Mets broadcasting profession in 1987 as a pregame and postgame host who sometimes dealt with play by play. He transitioned to tv in 1996 because the Mets’ lead announcer and stayed in that function via 2003. Rose returned to the radio sales space in 2004, initially working with Gary Cohen after which taking on because the Mets’ lead radio voice.

He was inducted into the Mets Corridor of Fame in 2023.

“For almost 4 a long time, Howie Rose’s voice has been synonymous with New York Mets baseball,” Mets house owners Steve and Alex Cohen stated in an announcement. “His ardour for the Mets has carried throughout the airwaves and into the properties and hearts of followers in every single place, bringing the franchise’s most memorable moments to life. Generations of Mets followers have grown up listening to Howie name the sport with authenticity, power, and a deep appreciation for what this workforce means to our group.

“We’re grateful for the connection we’ve constructed with Howie and for the dedication he has proven to the group and our followers since 1987. We congratulate Howie on a rare profession and want him the perfect as he begins this subsequent chapter along with his spouse, Barbara, and their daughters, Alyssa and Chelsea.”

Rose additionally served because the play-by-play broadcaster for New York Rangers video games on WFAN from 1989-95 and because the play-by-play announcer for the New York Islanders on Fox Sports activities New York from 1995-2016.

The Mets stated Rose will proceed to function the grasp of ceremonies for Mets on-field particular occasions at Citi Discipline together with Opening Day, Mets Corridor of Fame induction day, and quantity retirements.

“I’m not planning on making a clear break,” Rose stated within the video the Mets placed on their social media channels. “Hopefully I’ll be concerned at times in some still-to-be-determined capability. As a result of for me, letting go of the Mets isn’t arduous — it’s not possible.”

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