Veteran baseball analyst and longtime pitcher David Cone is no longer with ESPN.
According to multiple reports, Cone has not had his contract extended as the Worldwide Leader undergoes a broader shake-up to its Major League Baseball coverage ahead of the 2026 season.
ESPN’s 1994 American League Cy Young winning streak ends after he joins the network in 2022 as part of the “Sunday Night Baseball” announcing team.
This is reported by Front Office Sport on Friday, Cone, who will continue to work on YES Network for Yankees games, was the victim of ESPN trading the rights to MLB’s “Sunday Night Baseball” to NBC for a package of games that will take place midweek.
It is unknown if Cone, a five-time All-Star who pitched in the Majors from 1986 to 2003, will join NBC’s growing MLB team for their “Sunday Night Baseball” coverage.
“We appreciate David’s many contributions to our Major League Baseball coverage and wish him the best,” an ESPN spokesperson told FOS.
Cone quickly became one of ESPN’s more respected baseball voices during his time with the company.
His career as an analyst follows a long stint as a standout MLB pitcher.
Cone pitched for the Mets from 1987 to 1992 and was later part of the Yankees’ four World Series titles from 1996-2000 after joining the team via trade in 1995.
Cone retired from baseball after the 2003 season after a second stint with the Mets.
He also had runs with the Royals, Blue Jays and Red Sox.
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