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New York Mets broadcaster Gary Cohen criticized Chicago Cubs player Matt Shaw for missing one of the team's games this past weekend to attend Charlie Kirk's funeral.

Cohen's comments came during SNY's broadcast of the Mets' game against the Cubs on Tuesday night, while Shaw was up to bat in fourth inning, calling the decision "weird."

"I don't want to talk about any of the politics of it, but the thought of leaving your team in the middle of a race for any reason other than a family emergency, really strikes me as weird," Cohen said.

Fellow Mets broadcaster Todd Zeile called Shaw's absence "unprecedented."

"It's unusual, I think it's unprecedented at least from my experience as a player, and I think it made it a little

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