Antonio Veneziano's jaw was dropping before he even heard the news. The wide-eyed, 12-year-old New York Mets fan looked in awe as SportsNet New York Mets field reporter Steve Gelbs approached him in the stands. Wearing a glove, a Francisco Lindor jersey, a matching 2024 City Connect cap and eye black that covered most of his face, Veneziano looked like he belonged on the diamond. He was moments from learning that he's actually headed to the booth ... as this year's SNY "Kidcaster." Young Mets fan Antonio Veneziano finding out he'll be a Kidcaster for SNY made for great live television.Antonio, as SNY reporter Steve Gelbs approached: "Oh my god! He knows my name!" ⚾️🎙️#MLBpic.twitter.com/lKfZREFDR3 — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing)July 2, 2025 Veneziano gently waved as his faint "Hi, Steve" was picked up on the SNY mic. "Hey, Antonio, what's up, man?" Gelbs said. While shaking Gelbs' hand, Veneziano's head swung like Lindor's bat, with his mouth gaping. Then it came back like a yo-yo as he exclaimed, "Oh, my God! He knows my name." Gelbs put his arm around Veneziano's shoulder and said, "I do know your name. You want to know why I know your name?" Not even halfway through Gelbs delivering the news, Veneziano could have finished the sentence. "Would you like to be the 'Kidcaster' with Gary [Cohen], Keith [Hernandez] and Ron [Darling] on July 22?" Without hesitation, Veneziano took the offer. "I would love to," he said with emotion shaking his voice. "Really?" Gelbs confirmed this was really happening and praised Veneziano's audition, which he said featured some "pretty spectacular" home run calls. Gelbs then asked if Veneziano could give viewers a sneak peek. He obliged and gave his best play-by-play narration of a Lindor dinger to right field. It was a wholesome moment halfway through the first game of New York's doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. The Mets lost the game 7-2, but Veneziano came out a winner. According to Gelbs, Veneziano emerged as SNY's "Kidcaster" after a record number of entries. The Kidcaster program invites one fan aged 9-12 every year to call an inning of a Mets game alongside SNY's announcers. Now Veneziano is on deck.