The Mets began their second round interviews with managerial candidates on Tuesday when Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro talked with Mets owner Steve Cohen. According to Buster Onley of ESPN, Astros bench coach Joe Espada will interview on Thursday, and the second round wraps up with veteran skipper Buck Showalter on Friday. Billy Eppler and other front office members took part in the first round...
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Mets veteran infielder Robinson Canó returned to action on Tuesday night in the Dominican Winter League after missing a couple of weeks with lower back discomfort. Canó, 39, went 2-for-5 in the game with an RBI for the Estrellas Orientales. He’s now hitting .310 with six RBIs in seven games, though he has yet to produce an extra base hit and has walked only once. Batazo que pasa bueno 👏🏻...
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On Thursday, we found out the Mets hired Daniel Schoenfeld to be their minor league analytics coordinator, and that the Mets would have an analyst with every minor league affiliate. This is a continuing trend for the Mets since Steve Cohen took over the team, and actually one that Brodie Van Wagenen got underway when he was the Mets GM. As recently as 2018, it was reported that the entirety of...
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Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough interviewed on Thursday for the Mets managerial opening. McCullough joins Brad Ausmus, Buck Showalter, Bob Geren, Joe Espada, and Matt Qautraro as the known candidates the Mets have interviewed this week to be the next manager. McCullough, 41, has been in the Dodgers organization since 2015. He was the...
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Updated Post – 3:00 PM The Mets have received permission to interview Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro for their manager job according to Mark Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Topkin also notes that Quatraro has already interviewed for the Oakland A’s managerial opening. Sources tell me that Quatraro is likely having his interview on Tuesday. The Mets are expected to conduct multiple...
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