The New York Mets announced three departures from their major league coaching staff after the conclusion of their 2026 season. Director of Major League Hitting Jeff Albert, Quality Assurance Coach Danny Barnes, and batting practice pitcher Kevin Mahoney will not return to manager Andy Green’s staff in 2027. The team welcomes all three to return in different roles, but they are also free to pursue opportunities with other organizations.

Most notably, Albert has spent four seasons in New York with the Mets after being hired by then general manager Billy Eppler following the conclusion of the 2022 season. This past year was his first in the Mets dugout, leading the team’s major league hitting approach in conjunction with hitting coach Troy Snitker.

Reasonably, it would be fair to assume that Albert can return to a front office role within the organization, a spot in which he found success in his first three seasons when he was based out of Port St. Lucie, Florida. Signs would also point to Snitker becoming the lead hitting voice on the Mets’ bench.

Barnes began with the Mets in 2022 as an assistant on Buck Showalter’s initial staff in Queens, and has been the only consistent coaching staff member over that time. Spending time under three managers, Barnes has consistently been one of the Mets’ top assistants, rising to the rank of Quality Assurance Coach before his departure. It was telling that he remained with the team despite coaching staff changes seemingly every year, but 2026 will be his final in the dugout. Like Albert, Barnes would be a candidate to move to a front office role this winter.

Finally, Mahoney joined the Mets before the 2025 season as an assistant coach after a successful tenure as the manager of the Johnson City Doughboys of MLB Draft’s Appalachian League, where he was skipper for three seasons. Mahoney spent twelve years playing in the New York Yankees’ farm system, where he overlapped with former Mets manager Carlos Mendoza.

The rest of the Mets’ major league coaching staff is expected to return, according to MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo.