Sal Licata and John Jastremski revive canceled SNY baseball show as Baseball Night in New Jersey

A new home across the Hudson

Licata and Jastremski are launching Baseball Night in New Jersey under the Underscore Media banner. The show will stream exclusively on the company’s YouTube channel.

SNY cuts studio programming

SNY canceled Baseball Night in New York and Sportsnite as part of sweeping layoffs reported by The Athletic. The network also dismantled its website, while keeping Mets Hot Stove and its Mets and Jets pregame and postgame coverage.

Chelsea Janes, Ian Begley and Connor Hughes were among the reporters who kept their jobs. Most of the network’s remaining on-air talent and editorial staff did not. SNY said the cancellations followed a routine review of its business.

Licata reflects on the layoffs

Licata lost his SNY position after being pushed out of WFAN with Brandon Tierney in 2025, when the station made room for Craig Carton’s return. After the SNY cuts, he addressed viewers on YouTube in a broadcast titled “Sal Got Fired, Again.” Licata said he was confident he would recover, but described feeling “sick to my stomach” for colleagues who were less fortunate. He also said, “I would have never left SNY,” adding that the show mattered to him beyond its pay.

Underscore builds an independent outlet

Traina joined the venture after his weekly Traina Thoughts segment with Licata had become a regular feature of his Sports Illustrated podcast. The new show brings the former SNY program into the independent company’s lineup.