Sal Licata gets candid about ‘sad’ SNY exit during layoffs: ‘Sick to my stomach’

Sal Licata said he was “sick to my stomach” after being laid off by SNY, mainly because of the effect on his former colleagues. He described the network as a special place where he loved working and learned to become a better broadcaster.

Licata joined SNY in 2010 and appeared on “SportsNite” and “Baseball Night in New York”, both of which are being discontinued. He said he expected to be all right, but would not have left the network by choice and believed the industry was unforgiving. He speculated the cuts might relate to an impending MLB lockout that could affect the 2027 season; SNY said it was reviewing its business, operations and programming.