Good morning, Mets fans! Former Mets manager Mickey Callaway was fired by Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League just 33 games into his tenure. The team has just a 16-17 record and sports a team ERA of 6.78. Callaway remains on MLB’s ineligible list through at least 2022 after the league office concluded that he had violated its policies on harassment. Latest Mets News The Mets...
Good morning, Mets fans! After Monday’s report by The Athletic regarding Mickey Callaway’s alleged inappropriate conduct over the last half decade, the Los Angeles Angels — his current employer — have suspended the pitching coach while an investigation is being completed. In a statement released by the team, the Angels said they would follow that course of action after...
In a bombshell article posted by The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli, Katie Strang and Ken Rosenthal, five women have come forth to detail persistent and unwanted encounters with former Mets manager Mickey Callaway that include lewd and inappropriate behavior. Callaway reportedly sent three of the women explicit photographs and asked one of them for nude pictures in return, in addition to...
Mets fans have plenty of reasons to be excited about the trade that brought both Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco to Flushing. In an article by Mike Puma of The New York Post, a a former key occupant of the Mets dugout added yet another. Former Mets’ manager and Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway, who worked with Carrasco while they were paired in Cleveland, says Carrasco was a...
Just six days ago, it wasn’t a tremendous reach to say that Jeff McNeil was having a disappointing year. After going 0-for-4 in a 5-3 loss to the Phillies on September 4, his batting line sat at .282/.344/.364; not terrible, but certainly not what Mets fans had hoped for coming into the season. Over the last five games, McNeil has untied that narrative in a hurry, going on a 9-for-17...
With the Mets scrambling to find a manager to replace Carlos Beltran with pitchers and catchers reporting in less than one month, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports three-time NL Manager of the Year Dusty Baker is being considered for the position. Baker, 70, was not seriously considered earlier in the offseason to replace Mickey Callaway. However, Baker was previously considered last year...
On Thursday, the New York Mets made the decision to ultimately fire manager Carlos Beltran before he could manage a single game for the team because of his involvement in baseball’s recent sign-stealing scandal. This leaves the question: who is going to be the next Mets manager? Luckily for the Mets, there are both solid internal and external candidates that could take over the managerial...
Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reports the New York Mets will not be paying recently dismissed manager Carlos Beltran any of his $3 million salary. According to Davidoff, this was partially a result of Beltran “clearly realized how badly he had erred and backed away from the table.” In lieu of any salary, the Mets did agree to contribute $200,000 to the Carlos Beltran Foundation....
Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports Washington Nationals first base coach Tim Bogar is no longer going to receive a third interview, and as a result, he is no longer under consideration for the Mets managerial position. This news comes as a surprise as Bogar had reportedly done very well in his two interviews. With Bogar not getting this third interview, it would appear his availability...
With Brodie Van Wagenen and AJ Hinch being good friends dating back to their playing days for Stanford University, there has been rampant speculation the Mets will attempt to pry Hinch away from the Houston Astros. With there rumored to be a bombshell candidate in what is becoming a drawn out search process, the Hinch speculation has not died down. On the topic of Hinch’s chances of...
There are still a lot of rumors circulating as to who is still a candidate for the New York Mets manager job. While you would expect to a narrowing down of the field of candidates, we have heard more and more names arise. The other day it was Brewers Bench Coach Pat Murphy. Now, Andy Martino of SNY reports Syracuse Mets manager Tony DeFrancesco interviewed for the Major League position....
Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that Mickey Callaway is close to joining the Los Angeles Angels’ as their new pitching coach. However, the deal has not been finalized yet. Callaway, 44, is returning to a role he was very familiar with before being named the Mets’ manager during the 2017 offseason. From 2013-2017, Callaway was the Cleveland Indians’ pitching coach. During...
