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On Sunday during the Mets’ final home game against the Phillies, beloved broadcaster Howie Rose delivered his last broadcast, struggling to hold back tears as fans paid tribute to him at Citi Field. The emotional moment came when the PA system played "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles and fans chanted “Howie Rose,” causing Rose to become visibly moved on air. Despite concluding this chapter of his career, Rose expressed hope for future celebrations honoring his contributions to New York sports broadcasting.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Howie Rose, a beloved Mets broadcaster who has spent nearly four decades calling games for the team, officially retired on Sunday after the final home game of the season. Due to rain delays, his last broadcast came earlier than expected during Saturday's game against the Phillies. Fans at Citi Field paid tribute to Rose by chanting his name and emotional moments included the PA system playing "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles as a farewell gesture. Despite the uncertainty surrounding Sunday's game, Rose expressed gratitude for the support from fans and colleagues, noting that his career will live on through memorable calls such as Mike Piazza’s home run after 9/11 and John Tavares’ goal in the Islanders' playoff win. His retirement ceremony, originally planned for this year, was postponed to next season due to unpredictable weather conditions.
Written for “Howie Rose Retiring Met Broadcast” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
Howie Rose officially “put it in the books.”
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Rose → put → books
The beloved Mets broadcaster struggled to hide his emotions on Sunday as fans at Citi Field paid tribute to him during the final innings of the season’s last home game.
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fans → struggle → game
Rose is hanging up his microphone after Sunday’s loss to the Phillies.
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Rose → hang → Phillies
Though the game was meaningless for the already-eliminated Mets, it was an emotional one for the longtime radio voice, who got choked up in the ninth inning on air.
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who → eliminate → air
As the radio broadcast returned from commercial break, Rose had to regain composure as the Citi Field PA system played “Hello, Goodbye” by The Beatles in the background.
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system → return → background
Rose’s voice cracked as he painted a picture to the radio listeners of what was happening inside the ballpark.
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what → crack → ballpark
“It’s not goodbye as far as I’m concerned,” Rose said.
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Rose → ’ → ?
“I’ll still be here for the ceremonies, and I don’t mean the retirement ceremonies, I mean Opening Day and when we have Mets Hall of Fame Day or retire a number or have an Old Timers Day.
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we → mean → Day
So I’m stepping away, basically a retirement … and I certainly appreciate your cheers if you’re listening in the ballpark.”
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you → step → ballpark
Fans began chanting “Howie Rose” as he spoke on the broadcast, and video showed Rose reaching for tissues.
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Rose → chant → tissues
“[Rangers great] Mark Messier taught me a long time ago, you ever get into a situation where you think you’re going to be emotional, pack some Kleenex,” Rose joked while holding up a pouch of tissues.
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Rose → teach → tissues
A separate video showed the moment Rose came off the air and Mets fans had gathered outside the broadcast booth and cheered a visibly emotional Rose.
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fans → show → Rose
The Mets players and staff had also come out of the dugout and tipped their caps up towards Rose after the game.
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players → come → game
The Mets had planned to hold a celebration Sunday to honor Rose’s career, but it was postponed until next season due to inclement weather.
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it → plan → weather
“Next year when we do this, whenever we do it … it’s going to be a party,” he said to fans about the celebration of his career.
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he → do → career
“It’s going to have such a positive feel to it.”
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It → go → it
Rose had been the lead radio voice for the Mets since 2006 after stints covering the team as a TV broadcaster and a pregame and postgame host on WFAN.
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Rose → cover → WFAN
Tri-state area hockey fans remember Rose from his time as the Rangers radio broadcaster and later the television voice of the Islanders.
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fans → remember → Islanders
Rose has served as the soundtrack for some of the Mets, Rangers and Islanders’ most memorable moments, including Mike Piazza’s home run following the Sep. 11 terror attacks, Stephane Matteau’s game-winning goal for the Rangers over the Devils in the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals and John Tavares’ series-clinching goal for the Islanders in 2016 to win them their first playoff series in 23 years.
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Rose → serve → years
Rose’s departure from the booth marks the latest staple of New York sports broadcasting to step away.
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departure → mark → broadcasting
Yankees voice John Sterling retired in 2024 before his death earlier this year, and legendary Rangers TV voice Sam Rosen retired after the 2024-25 NHL season.
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Rosen → retire → season
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