Keith Hernandez, the baseball legend, reveals he still receives around $5,000 annually for his guest role on Seinfeld. He reminisces about his memorable appearance and recent encounter with Jerry Seinfeld. The article also mentions Al Roker's appearance on the show.
The baseball great, who famously played himself on a 1992 episode of the pioneering sitcom, says he still gets paid for the role.“It varies. I can tell you that on an annual basis what it is,” he said.
“It’s close to $5,000 still. It’s the gift that keeps giving.”Hernandez, who now works as an announcer for the New York Mets on SNY, wasn’t just a guest star — he may be the most memorable guest star of the show’s nine-season run. In the two-part episode that aired during the series’ third season, he plays himself and becomes friendly with Jerry, only for Jerry to become jealous when Hernandez starts dating Elaine.with a storyline in which Kramer and Newman claim Hernandez spit at them after a game in 1987. George, meanwhile, tried to exaggerate his own friendship with Hernandez to continue getting unemployment benefits.He recently crossed paths with Jerry Seinfeld himself, too. Seinfeld was at a Mets spring training game in Port St. Lucie, Florida, when Hernandez walked into an elevator with Seinfeld. Hernandez had no idea Seinfeld was “right next to me” until someone pointed him out.Hernandez is certainly not the only well-known personality to make some extra cash on “Seinfeld.” TODAY’s Al Roker also appeared on “Seinfeld,” although he’s not quite sure his payday is on par with Hernandez’s $5,000 annual take. “I don’t know if it’s that much,” he said March 25 on TODAY about his role. Al played himself on a 1993 episode during the show’s fifth season.A Church Gym's Murals of Biblical Figures Playing Sports Goes Viral: 'He Is Rizzin'
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