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On Wednesday, the Mets and new manager Carlos Mendoza made headway into filling out multiple openings in their coaching staff. The first hiring that was reported, was that the Mets would be adding former Blue Jays skipper John Gibbons as Carlos Mendoza’s bench coach for the upcoming season, per Will Sammon of The Athletic. For a greater look into the former ’86 Met and now Mets bench coach’s hiring, click here!
Along with that report, Andy Martino of SNY reported that Mike Sarbaugh will become the Mets’ third base coach after serving as the Guardians third base and infield coach for the past decade. Finally, Andy Martino of MLB.com announced that Antoan Richardson will be the Mets new first base coach after filling the same position last season with the San Francisco Giants.
The three new additions made on Wednesday nearly round out the coaching staff as Carlos Mendoza has gotten to work since he started in Queens just over a week ago. The tweet below from Mike Mayer of Metsmerized Online will show the current state of the Mets coaching staff with the three newest additions:
Mets coaching staff so far:
Manager – Carlos Mendoza
Bench coach – John Gibbons
Pitching coach – Jeremy Hefner
Hitting coach – Eric Chavez
Co-hitting coach – Jeremy Barnes
Third base coach – Mike Sarbaugh
Catching coach – Glenn Sherlock
First base coach – Antoan Richardson— Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) November 23, 2023
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The Mets signed right-handed pitcher Joseph Yabbour to a minor league deal, per Mike Mayer of Metsmerized Online. The 20-year-old pitcher posted a 3.60 ERA and 12.6 K/9 in 20 innings in the Dominican Summer League with the Mariners. Yabbour is also the cousin of new Mets prospect Luisangel Acuña.
The New York Mets signed Kevin Mahala as their minor league hitting coordinator, per his Twitter page. Mahala previously worked in the Phillies system and is one of many new hires as David Stearns tries to bring his guys into the Mets system.
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A trade between the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks went down on Wednesday, Arizona received veteran third-baseman Eugenio Suárez and sent right-handed reliever Carlos Vargas and catcher Seby Zavala to Seattle in return, per Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times. For a deeper dive into the details of the trade click here.
Shōta Imanaga, who started the championship game of the World Baseball Classic for Japan this past March, is expected to be posted by this coming Monday, per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Check out MMO’s article on the Imanaga posting and his free agency outlook.
An article release by Yahoo Japan, revealed a lot about Japanese star pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto‘s upcoming free agency. Among those reports was that he would prefer to play with other Japanese players as well as revealing that geography is not a big factor into his decision. To learn more about Yamamoto’s deciding factors click here.
Former Chicago White Sox shortstop and current free agent Tim Anderson held a Thanksgiving turkey drive in his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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On This Date in Mets History
2010: The Mets introduce new manager of the club Terry Collins at Citi Field. Collins would go on to manage a franchise record 1,134 games, including 551 wins and a World Series appearance in 2015.
1961: Mets manager Casey Stengel appears on a float during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with Billy Leos, Monte Irvin, and Gil Hodges to try and let people know about the new club in town.
Birthdays: Justin Turner (39), Ryan McGuire (52), Rich Sauveur (60), Tom Hall (76)
