John Tomase, NBC Sports Boston’s Red Sox insider for the past six years, revealed on social media this past week that his contract was not renewed and his time at the regional sports network is over.
Tomase said in a conversation Friday that he actually found out that his position was being eliminated several weeks ago, during a stretch, he noted wryly, when the breaks weren’t exactly going his way.
“I had a great couple of weeks in late October, early November,’’ he said, “where in the span of about 10 days, I lost my job, I lost my wedding ring in the produce department at Market Basket, and I won’t comment specifically on the events of Nov.