For the fourth time in four years, the New York Mets will be hiring a new bench coach. As reported by Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports, the Mets “informed veteran bench coach Hensley Meulens he won’t be back on their staff for 2021”. Meulens, 53, was brought on board by New York last December to head up newly-hired manager Carlos Beltran’s staff after spending 10...
Only 12 days until pitchers and catchers report! Latest Mets News The Mets announced that Jon Matlack, Ron Darling, Edgardo Alfonzo, and Al Jackson will be inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame. Matlack, Darling, and “Fonzie” will be inducted on May 17 while Jackson will receive his Hall of Fame award posthumously. Ronny Mauricio was among the quintet of Mets prospects who were...
New York Mets bench coach Hensley Meulens is likely more valuable to this organization now than when he was hired as Carlos Beltran’s bench coach earlier in the offseason. With another first-time manager in Luis Rojas, named Mets skipper last week, now at the helm, Meulens, 52, and the decade of major league coaching experience he brings along makes him an ideal candidate to sit-in as...
Tim Healey of Newsday reports that the New York Mets will hire Luis Rojas as their next manager and that the team is currently trying to reach a multi-year deal with him. Rojas will be replacing Carlos Beltran, who the team recently parted ways with after his name was mentioned in MLB’s report on the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. Joel Sherman of the New York Post adds that the Mets...
The Mets managerial search will likely remain internal, a decision that is now down to Luis Rojas, Hensley Meulens, and Tony DeFrancesco, according to Andy Martino on Tuesday night. With the search down to the wire, and one that will likely aim to conclude before spring training, the team will have to decide who will replace Carlos Beltran in the wake of his departure on Thursday. Luis Rojas, a...
With Mets brass deciding to “mutually part ways” with manager Carlos Beltran with just about a month before pitchers and catchers report to Port Saint Lucie, the Mets must fill this spot, and fill it rather quickly. Names have been thrown around such as Eduardo Perez and Dusty Baker, but it may be the easiest route for general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and company to go the route of...
This was a historically strange week for the New York Mets. Relieving manager Carlos Beltran of his duties — whether it was necessary or not, which is inconsequential at this point — for his role in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal leaves New York in a precarious position with less than a month out from pitchers and catchers reporting to Port St. Lucie. As complicated...
Although there are three viable in-house candidates to replace Carlos Beltran as the manager of the New York Mets, it is baseball analyst Eduardo Perez who is the current favorite to land the job according to BetOnline.ag. Although the odds are in flux, as of 3:00 PM on Friday, Perez was listed as +300 to become the Mets 22nd manager. Perez has been broadcasting on ESPN and later Sirius XM since...
After days of publically-silent deliberation, the New York Mets officially cut ties with their newly-hired manager and former Mets standout, Carlos Beltran on Thursday. Beltran, 42, was implicated in Major League Baseball’s report on the Houston Astros sign-stealing operation in 2017, resulting the suspension and eventual dismissal of Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ...
The New York Mets have turned over half of their coaching staff for the 2020 season. The team is looking for a whole new look and strategy as they prepare to hopefully make a playoff run. They revamped the coaching staff with a diverse group of coaches that each bring their own skill sets that should create an intriguing blend of old-school and analytics. Hired/Returning Manager: Carlos Beltran...
Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the Mets have chosen Jeremy Hefner to be their new pitching coach. Phil Regan served as the Mets interim pitching coach to finish out the 2019 season after the team fired Dave Eiland. No word yet on what role Regan could have in the Mets organization going forward. The former Mets right-handed pitcher spent the 2019 season as the assistant pitching coach...
Jon Updike, the New York Mets’ 2018 Scout of the Year, left the organization for a job as President of Digital Scouting and Player Development Solutions at BaseballCloud according to Andy Martino of SNY. Updike was the scout who was responsible for bringing Pete Alonso and Matthew Allan to the Mets. Latest Mets News The Mets named Hensley Meulens their bench coach as reported by Jennifer...
