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New York Mets play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen criticized Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw for skipping a game Sunday to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial in Arizona, and New York sports radio hosts ripped into him Wednesday morning.

WFAN’s Gregg Giannotti, co-host of “Boomer and Gio,” blasted Cohen, who took exception to Shaw attending the memorial. Kirk’s wife, Erika, reached out to Shaw personally to attend given their friendship.

The Cubs, in the middle of a pennant race, lost Sunday’s game 1-0 to the Cincinnati Reds.

“I, quite frankly, didn’t like his commentary, and I’m not going to now dislike Gary Cohen over it. He’s a great broadcaster. He’s been a part of my life for a long time. I thought it was completely unnecessary,” Giannotti

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