Shannon Forde rumors, news

Breaking news and rumors

Family

Top stories

• David Wright remembers ‘gracious’ Shannon Forde five years after passing

Man, does time fly. Five years have passed since Shannon Forde, longtime media-relations official for the Mets, died after a long battle with breast cancer in March 2016 Maybe the time flies in this instance, because we haven’t forgotten Shannon one iota. “For me at least, it was her guidance,” retired Mets captain David Wright......2021
Check it out David Wright breaking news
• Mets hold inaugural Shannon Forde tourney
In a small New Jersey borough just ten minutes off the George Washington Bridge in the shadow of the sunny Manhattan skyline, the Little Ferry Police Athletic League and the New York Mets held the inaugural Shannon Dalton Forde Memorial tournament on Saturday morning....2018
Read about New York Mets
• Correa honored for his hurricane-relief efforts
If there was anyone in the room unclear why Carlos Correa was receiving the Joan Payson-Shannon Forde Humanitarian Award at the 95th annual New York Baseball Writers' Association of America Dinner on Sunday night, the Astros' shortstop erased any lingering doubt....2018
Continue with Carlos Correa rumors
• Unique experiences up for bid in WM Auction
The Mets saw firsthand this year how impactful Major League Baseball's annual Winter Meetings Auction can be. Founded more than half a decade ago, the event last year benefited the family of late Mets staffer Shannon Forde, whose hometown of Little Ferry, N.J., received a brand new softball complex in her name....2017
• Beloved Forde has NJ field dedicated in her name
Strip away the bright white chalk lines, the regal black fencing, the cameras and reporters. Scrub out the freshly sodded lawn, the scoreboard, the onlookers and well-wishers. What was left Friday morning on this little plot of land near the Hudson River was a boy, a girl, a baseball and a game of catch. It was not so long ago that Shannon Forde was the girl at the park on Mehrhof Road, playing so...2017
Continue with Hudson River
• Forde has field dedicated in her name
Strip away the bright white chalk lines, the regal black fencing, the cameras and reporters. Scrub out the freshly sodded lawn, the scoreboard, the onlookers and well-wishers. What was left Friday morning on this little plot of land near the Hudson River was a boy, a girl, a baseball and a game of catch. It was not so long ago that Shannon Forde was the girl at the park on Mehrhof Road, playing so...2017
Click for news about Hudson River

2021
"Five years have passed since Shannon Forde, longtime media-relations official for the Mets, died after a long battle with breast cancer in March 2016 Maybe the time flies in this instance, because we haven’t forgotten Shannon one iota."

2018
"If there was anyone in the room unclear why Carlos Correa was receiving the Joan Payson-Shannon Forde Humanitarian Award at the 95th annual New York Baseball Writers' Association of America Dinner on Sunday night, the Astros' shortstop erased any lingering doubt."

2017
"It was not so long ago that Shannon Forde was the girl at the park on Mehrhof Road, playing softball with her father, sister and friends."

2016
"The baseball community was saddened by news that longtime Mets staffer Shannon Forde passed away Friday at the age of 44, following a long battle with breast cancer."

2015
"Mets senior director of media relations Shannon Forde was among six inductees into the Irish-American Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday at Foley's NY Pub & Restaurant in Manhattan."

• Unique experiences up for bid in WM Auction
2017
• Beloved Forde has NJ field dedicated in her name
2017

Read about Hudson River
• Forde has field dedicated in her name
2017

See also Hudson River
• Former Mets pay tribute to departed friend
Edgardo Alfonzo thought of Shannon Forde as a sister. The former Met cared so much for Forde, then a member of the Mets' PR department, that he decided to take her on a trip to his native Venezuela to meet his family. Forde's reactions to the country he calls home are moments Alfonzo said he'll never forget....2016
• Mets hold moment of silence for Shannon Forde
It didn't matter if they knew Shannon Forde or not, if they had worked hand-in-hand with her over the years or never even met her. A few minutes before the first pitch of the Mets' 7-5 win on Sunday, they all spilled out of the clubhouse regardless, as the Mets paid tribute to their late, beloved media relations director with a moment of silence at Tradition Field....2016
• Mets hold moment of silence for Shannon Forde
It didn't matter if they knew Shannon Forde or not, if they had worked hand-in-hand with her over the years or never even met her. A few minutes before the first pitch of the Mets' 7-5 win on Sunday, they all spilled out of the clubhouse regardless, as the Mets paid tribute to their late, beloved media relations director with a moment of silence at Tradition Field....2016
• Loss of Forde monumental for baseball family
A void was created on Friday when Shannon Forde, the Mets' sweetheart, the passionate professional cherished by everyone in baseball's widespread family of media folks, passed....2016
• Loss of Forde monumental for baseball family
A void was created on Friday when Shannon Forde, the Mets' sweetheart, the passionate professional cherished by everyone in baseball's widespread family of media folks, passed....2016
• Sweeney dedicates Irish Baseball Hall induction to ailing father
Former Royals great Mike Sweeney, former big league manager Jack McKeon, Royals bench coach Don Wakamatsu, broadcaster Dave O'Brien, Mets executive Shannon Forde and legendary comedian/actor -- and part owner of five Minor League teams -- Bill Murray were the inductees in the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night in New York....2015
See more O Brien

• Forde's loss felt around baseball
2016
• Forde's loss felt around baseball
2016
• Former Mets pay tribute to departed friend
2016
• Loss of Forde monumental for baseball family
2016
• Loss of Forde monumental for baseball family
2016
• Mets hold moment of silence for Shannon Forde
2016
• Mets hold moment of silence for Shannon Forde
2016
• Mets PR director Forde dies of breast cancer
Shannon Forde, longtime Mets media-relations team member, passed away Friday at the age of 44, following a long battle with breast cancer....2016
• Mets PR director Forde dies of breast cancer
Shannon Forde, longtime Mets media-relations team member, passed away Friday at the age of 44, following a long battle with breast cancer....2016
• Forde has field dedicated in her name
2017

Read about Hudson River
• Fundraiser to be held at Foley's in Forde's honor
Former Mets stars Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling, John Franco and Edgardo Alfonzo will appear at a fundraiser for late team staffer Shannon Forde next month at Foley's NY Pub and Restaurant in Manhattan....2016
See more articles Keith Hernandez
• NL East Notes: Mets, deGrom, Mejia, De Aza, Nola, Capps
Longtime Mets media relations executive Shannon Forde passed away this evening after an extended battle with breast cancer. She was only 44 years of age, and leaves behind ......2016
Check it out NL East
• Correa honored for his hurricane-relief efforts
2018

See more Carlos Correa
• Auction raises $235K in Forde's memory
Major League Baseball, MLB Advanced Media, MLB Network and all 30 clubs raised more than $235,000 for the renovation of an existing youth baseball and softball field in memory of late New York Mets public relations executive Shannon Forde....2016
Read about New York Mets