ESPN national baseball reporter Marly Rivera has been fired after an incident at Yankee Stadium in which she uttered the words, “f–king c–t†toward a fellow female reporter over an Aaron Judge interview, The Post has learned.
Rivera had been a dugout reporter on the Home Run Derby, some “Sunday Night Baseball†telecasts, and is an ESPN Radio MLB playoff game analyst.
The incident occurred last Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.
Before the Yankees-Angels game, Rivera and fellow reporter Ivón Gaete had a disagreement when Gaete arrived in an attempt to also interview Judge.
Rivera said she set up a time with the Yankee captain and when she repeatedly tried to tell Gaete of the appointment, Gaete ignored it.
During the heat of the disagreement, Rivera said the words, “f–king c–t,†which were caught on video.
After the recording of the incident, Rivera tried to apologize but was rebuffed by Gaete.
Marly Rivera
“I fully accept responsibility for what I said, which I should not have.â€
Marly Rivera
“There were extenuating circumstances but that in no way is an excuse for my actions. I am a professional with a sterling reputation across baseball and I do believe that I am being singled out by a group of individuals with whom I have a long history of professional disagreements.â€
Gaete is the wife of MLB Vice President of Communications, John Blundell.
Gaete, a freelance reporter, was on assignment for Tokyo Broadcasting, with Shohei Ohtani in town.
Rivera said that she and Blundell have had disagreements over the years, which, in her view, is why this incident blew up and resulted in her firing.
Following the incident, Rivera has deleted all of her social media accounts.