New York sports unfortunately lost one of its best photographers in New York Post's Anthony Causi on Sunday, as he died at 48 due to coronavirus.
New York athletes who have gotten to know Causi over the years have paid their respects on social media to his family, and that continued with former Met and Yankee Todd Frazier during an Instagram Live Q&A with SNY's Justine Ward.
Being with two separate New York teams, Frazier built a relationship with Causi, one that he reflected on in length.
"He's special to a lot of people," Frazier said. "I've been reading a lot of stuff about him and how he touched everybody. For me, we always had some fun, man. every time we took a photo. He was a guy that had a great personality. We didn't talk about baseball at all. He's like 'C'mon, let's get another picture.' He'd always want to make sure you got the best picture and I really enjoyed his company because there's a lot of photographers out there where you walk by that don't really want to talk to you -- all about business. He put a smile on your face.
"The Lord definitely got his angel photographer. He's got the best view up there."
Other Mets who gave their condolences to Causi's family were Noah Syndergaard, Robinson Cano, Marcus Stroman and GM Brodie Van Wagenen.
Causi joined the Post in 1994, where he worked his way up the ranks to eventually become a full-time sports photographer, in which he would capture some iconic moments in New York sports. His most famous was Mariano Rivera leaving the bullpen at Yankee Stadium to a roaring crowd toward the end of his career.