With their first moves of a new-look coaching staff on the heels of a majorly disappointing season, the New York Mets are tabbing Kai Correa as bench coach and Jeff Albert as their lead hitting instructor, league sources confirmed. Correa, 37, stands out as an intriguing choice because many in the industry view him as an up-and-coming managerial candidate. For …
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Mets hiring Kai Correa as bench coach, promoting Jeff Albert (sources)
The first two pieces of the Mets’ coaching staff makeover have clicked into place. The Mets have promoted Jeff Albert to run their hitting program, multiple sources told MLB.com on Tuesday, putting him in charge of what they hope can be one of the league’s top offenses. The team, which has not confirmed the move, still intends to hire at …
Read More »The Mets Make Major Coaching Changes
After a historic collapse to close the season, the Mets are overhauling their coaching staff. Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes will not retain their positions next season, reported Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. New York is also not bringing back infield coach Mike Sarbaugh, reported Andy Martino of SNY. Martino also noted bench coach …
Read More »Mets fire almost entire coaching staff under Carlos Mendoza
Carlos Mendoza is staying put, but his lieutenants are paying the price for the Mets’ epic collapse. Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes, bench coach John Gibbons and third base coach Mike Sarbaugh are all leaving the team, The Post has learned. These departures mean the organization will have a completely revamped coaching staff coming …
Read More »Stick a Fork in the 2025 New York Mets: The Feel-Bad Story of the MLB Season
MLBMLBNew York’s astonishing fall—from the best record in baseball to missing the playoffs entirely—may well mark the end of an era Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Katie BakerSept. 30, 6:02 pm UTC • 12 min On an otherwise lovely Sunday afternoon, in the fifth inning of the 162nd and final game of the 2025 MLB regular season, New York Mets first …
Read More »Mets Owner Steve Cohen Moves Closer to Winning $8 Billion Casino Bid – Bloomberg.com
Mets Owner Steve Cohen Moves Closer to Winning $8 Billion Casino Bid Bloomberg.com NYC casino proposal at Citi Field in Queens is 4th and final plan to advance to NY state consideration ABC7 New York Metropolitan Park receives unanimous CAC approval as 4 projects move forward in race for 3 downstate licenses qns.com Mets lose, but billionaire owner Steve Cohen’s $8B casino bid …
Read More »The New York Mets paid more than $340 million to be a World Series contender. They didn’t even make the playoffs
After a win against the San Francisco Giants on July 27, the New York Mets had 62 wins — tied for second-most in MLB — and a 96.8% chance to make the postseason, according to Fangraphs. Two months and two days later, the Mets finished the regular season with only 83 wins. Not only did they lose their lead in …
Read More »David Stearns’ Mets postmortem could be a telling Pete Alonso sign
David Stearns harped on “run prevention” as the largest flaw of a flawed Mets roster that collapsed for 3 1/2 months and plummeted out of the playoff picture. The president of baseball operations said the team will have to be “open-minded” concerning its position player group because its defense devolved into such a weakness. The top in-house Mets free agent …
Read More »Carlos Mendoza To Return As Mets’ Manager In 2026
The Mets’ astonishing collapse and postseason miss has led to plenty of speculation among fans about what changes might be coming to the organization, but president of baseball operations made clear today in meeting with the media that a managerial switch isn’t happening (via MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo). Carlos Mendoza will return to manage the team in 2026, per Stearns. The …
Read More »Carlos Mendoza to return as Mets manager in 2026
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