After finishing up the first round of interviews this past week, the Mets trimmed down the list of candidates for their new general manager position.
Perhaps one of the most intriguing options who is said to be still in the running is Major League Baseball’s senior vice president of baseball operations, Kim Ng.
Ng, 49, is the highest ranking female in baseball, and she is bidding to become the first woman general manager in major professional sports.
Joe Torre, the current chief baseball officer of MLB, former Mets player/manager, and Hall of Fame Yankees skipper recently voiced his support of Ng as a potential GM to Tim Healy of Newsday.
“I’m a little biased, but she’s got a lot to give,” Torre told Healy.
“She’s very well prepared in whatever she does. She’s way over my head when it comes to all the knowledge she has about a lot of aspects about the game,” Torre added.
Torre’s history with Ng spans over two decades, and three different organizations.
Ng served as the assistant GM for both the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers during Torre’s tenure as manager with each ball club. Then upon joining the league office in 2011, Torre looked to steal Ng from the Dodgers within his first couple of weeks on the job.
“You’re very comfortable talking baseball matters with Kim Ng. Plus, she’s bright beyond baseball. And she really engages in conversation that makes it very understandable,” Torre said.
“She doesn’t hedge on stuff, and she attacks things head-on. That’s the best way to put it,” Torre added.
Ng is one of the more qualified candidates out there for the Mets GM job. If hired, she would bring in a blend of experience in both player development and analytics to the position.
