Danny Reagan was a one-woman man on Blue Bloods until the death of his wife, Linda — and that’s when fans began rooting for him to find someone new.
While Danny’s (Donnie Wahlberg) work dynamic with OG NYPD partner Jackie (Jennifer Esposito), was strictly platonic, viewers were hopeful for a romance between Danny and second partner Maria Baez (Marisa Ramirez) not long after Linda’s (Amy Carlson) death in season 8.
However, it wasn’t until season 11 that Danny and Baez’s friendship started to become flirtatious. By the series end in December 2024, the cops hinted that they were ready to take the step to become romantic when Danny asked Baez out on a pizza date.
That hope may be snuffed out when the Blue Bloods’ spinoff, Boston Blue, premieres in October 2025 as Danny has a new partner —