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TWO of MLB Network's legends are reportedly being disqualified from appearing at the New Jersey studios for refusing to roll up their sleeves and get jabbed. John Smoltz and Al Leiter wont work in person at MLB Network because of a vaccine mandate there, according to the New York Post. They dont ask you to come unless they think youre going somewhere around the first round, Jones said on The Right Time. #ada-button-frame { In a video on Twitter and TikTok, Rutledge who is 9 months pregnant shared a behind-the-scenes look at the first day of the NFL Draft. Smoltz MLB Network declined. This site is for informational and entertainment purposes only. In the green room? Now, viewers tend not to know that there is a camera in a guys house until the network shows him celebrating getting picked. Vaccination It will be interesting to see if that continues and if we have in fact seen the last of Smoltz on MLBN, or if the we continue to talk with him about returning this season comment will pay off. "If freedom of speech and freedom of choice go out the window then theres no freedom at all. Two of the networks high-profile analysts refused. Its also astounding that athletes would rather walk around their locker rooms unvaccinated, fully vulnerable to a virus that has killed more than 600,000 people in the US, and with the possibility of spreading it to teammates, because of some uninformed anti-vaccine philosophy. John Smoltz and Al Leiter are not making in-studio appearances for MLB Network after refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine, according to multiple reports. Smoltz, who has always been an outspoken conservative, is still set to call games on-site. Getty Sportscasters Alois Al Leiter and John Smoltz will not appear in-studio for MLB Network after both refused to take a coronavirus vaccine, according to a Coach Bill Belichick wouldnt say definitively, but missing three days of practice while your competition gets the first-team reps certainly didnt help Newtons cause. Al Leiter and John Smoltz will no longer appear in-studio for MLB Network after both refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, multiple sources report. Smoltz would eventually become a starter again and would pass the 200-win milestone. But as we have seen, COVID-19 doesnt care about race, gender, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or even age. So that perhaps explains the we continue to talk with him comment; it seems unlikely Smoltz will choose to get vaccinated at this late date, but perhaps MLBN will no longer require that at some point. On the latest episode of his podcast, Bomani Jones said it does not seem like the NFL takes any delight in that kind of drama the way it used to. Report: MLB Network analysts John Smoltz, Al Leiter refuse Copyright 2023 YB Media, LLC. Despite that, though, a MLB Network spokesperson left the door open for a return in comments to Marchand: John Smoltz is no longer on MLB Network after a vaccination policy took effect last fall. This is reaching absurdity. Atlanta Braves legend and Hall of Famer John Smoltz will reportedly not be returning to the MLB Network over the company's vaccine policy. Its notable that all of this could shift, though, and that includes MLBNs own policies. Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Both star television talents were permitted to keep on-the-air remotely to offer color commentary based on a compromise by the MLB Network, the New York Post. One that I love is, What are you most proud of? Because I think its general enough but it also brings in the real moment, which is the pride.