Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets have officially reached an agreement with David Stearns to become their president of baseball operations after the regular season ends, as Andy Martino of SNY first reported. They’ve made it clear that their plan is to retain general manager Billy Eppler as well, Martino also reported. The two will work together in their respective positions to try to...
The New York Mets have hired Eric Hinske as an assistant hitting coach, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. MMO has confirmed the report. Hinske played 11 years in the majors and has been coaching since 2014. Hinske has been a hitting coach since 2014 when he took on a position with the Chicago Cubs, a place he remained until 2017. Hinske then spent 2017 as the hitting coach of the...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets hired former Astros and Cardinals coach Jeff Albert to be the team’s new director of hitting yesterday. Albert spent four years as Houston’s minor league hitting coordinator and served as the major league club’s assistant hitting coach. He had two stints with the Cardinals, the first of which as a minor league hitting coach and then in that...
Sources tell Metsmerized that the New York Mets have hired Eric Jagers to be their director of pitching development. The hire has been lauded by folks in baseball circles since the news broke earlier today. Jagers, 27, was the Cincinnati Reds’ assistant pitching coach for the last two seasons after joining their organization in late 2019 as the organization’s assistant pitching...
Good morning, Mets fans! It was a quiet day Tuesday as the baseball world awaited the upcoming World Series, which kicks off on Friday in Houston. However, the Marlins made some noise, hiring former major leaguer Skip Schumaker as their new manager. Craig Mish of MLB Network was the first to report the news. Schumaker, 42, played for the Cardinals from 2005 to 2012, the Dodgers in 2013 and the...
Good morning Mets fans! On Friday, The Texas Rangers announced they have hired Bruce Bochy to a three-year contract to be the team’s manager. Bochy previously managed the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants, winning three World Series championships with the latter. Additionally, The Toronto Blue Jays announced they have agreed to terms on a three-year contract with interim...
