According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, Nationals first base coach Tim Bogar is expected to interview for the Mets managerial position.
It’s been reported that Joe Girardi, Eduardo Perez, Mike Bell, Luis Rojas, and Carlos Beltran have already interviewed for the opening created by the firing of Mickey Callaway. Twins bench coach Derek Shelton is also expected to have an in-person interview.
Bogar, 52, was drafted by the Mets in 1998 and made his major league debut with them in 1993. He played for three different teams in his nine-year major league career.
He managed for five seasons (2004-2007, 2013) in the minor leagues with a .576 winning percentage and won manager of the year three times.
Bogar began his major league coaching career as an assistant on the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays under Joe Maddon. He then moved on to the Red Sox for four seasons working a variety of different roles (first base, third base, and bench coach).
In 2014, he was the bench coach with the Texas Rangers before being named with interim manager late in the season. He went 14-8 as the manager. The former Met infielder then spent one year as a special assistant to the GM for the Angels in 2015. His next stop was as the Mariners bench coach for two years.
Finally, Bogar has spend the last two seasons as the first base coach under Dave Martinez in Washington.
