According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, bench coach Bob Geren is leaving the Mets to join the Los Angeles Dodgers coaching staff in the same bench coach position.
Geren interviewed with the Dodgers last month for their open managerial position before they settled on Dave Roberts.
He has worked with current Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi in Oakland, where Geren was the manager and Zaidi worked with Billy Beane in the front office.
Geren, 54, managed Oakland from 2007 until 2011, when he was fired mid-season. He posted a 334-376 record in Oakland.
The California native has been with the Mets organization since 2011 and was widely respected by the players.
This could open the door for highly regarded Double-A manager Pedro Lopez to join the major league coaching staff for the Mets. Sorry Wally…
