The great Yankee Joe DiMaggio almost appeared in an episode of “Seinfeld”.
Joltin ‘Joe was featured prominently in an episode of Season 3 in which Kramer sees him in a cafe and tries to disturb DiMaggio’s concentration while dipping his donuts (DiMaggio himself did not appear in the episode).
According to Dr. Rock Positano – a longtime friend of the slugger and author of “Dinner with DiMaggio” – DiMaggio’s family loved the episode and encouraged him to make a cameo in the series.
“Joe’s granddaughters were big fans of ‘Seinfeld’ and wanted him to do the cameo,” Positano told Page Six.
Positano also revealed that DiMaggio was, in fact, a “dunker” whose favorite “was a simple cake toasted on a grill on one side only”.
In the end, the notoriously deprived sport hero voided his appearance, despite his family’s pleas.
“He felt that it would have opened him up to criticism and invaded his privacy whenever he went into a cafe,” explained Positano.
But “Seinfeld” made a mistake.
“Joe was a dunker who dived with his right hand, not his left, as shown in the ‘Seinfeld’ scene,” added Positano. “He always ordered half a cup of decaf with a little hot water and meticulously mixed the two like a chemist.”