Will Sammon of The Athletic reports that the New York Mets are expected to hire someone outside the organization to replace the open managerial position, following the firing of Buck Showalter. In the article, Sammon notes how the Mets are still in the beginning stages of replacing Showalter, which leaves a lot of unknowns in their search for a manager. It is still unknown whether or not the...
Mets first base coach Wayne Kirby underwent surgery to deal with prostate cancer on Tuesday. Kirby found out about the cancer prior to the season and his condition was unknown until during the #StandUp2Cancer moment at the All Star Game when Mets first baseman Pete Alonso and Padres third baseman Manny Machado each wrote Kirby’s names down on their cards. #Mets Pete Alonso and #Padres Manny...
We’re not exactly sure when the New York Mets will actually take the field for the 2022 season yet thanks to the lockout, but whenever they do, the club officially has a full coaching staff ready for it. And on Monday at 1 pm ET, general manager Billy Eppler and manager Buck Showalter are going to talk about that. New York officially named its full coaching staff on Friday, with the...
As we turned to the New Year, the Mets’ front office got more active on things they can control: organizational coaching hires. It might still be a bit before we get any movement on the collective bargaining agreement side of things (more on that soon), but the Mets are seemingly trying to put themselves in the best position to hit the ground running into training camp with a set coaching...
Buck Showalter’s staff is starting to come together. Ken Rosenthal reports that the Mets are expected to hire Wayne Kirby as their first base coach. This is the Mets second reported coaching addition in as many days. On Tuesday it was revealed the Mets intend to hire Joey Cora as the team’s third base coach. Now the Mets have three coaches heading into the 2022 season, with pitching...
