Mets To Move Andy Green Back To Front Office After 2026
MLB Trade Rumors • • sports
Key Points:
- The Mets appointed Andy Green as interim manager after firing Carlos Mendoza, with Green set to return to the front office at season's end, as the team plans a full managerial search in the offseason.
- Green, 48, has not managed in seven years but has spent the last two and a half years as the Mets' senior vice president of player development; he previously managed the Padres from 2016-2019 and served as a Cubs bench coach.
- The Mets lost their first game under Green 2-1 to the Phillies, marking their seventh consecutive defeat and leaving them 14 games below .500, one of the worst records in the National League.
- David Stearns, Mets’ president of baseball operations under contract through 2028, is expected to lead the upcoming managerial search with the backing of owner Steve Cohen.
- Carlos Mendoza, the fired manager, was Stearns’ only full-time managerial hire and had been a first-time manager after serving as Aaron Boone’s bench coach for four seasons.
