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This Mets mess isn\u2019t on Carlos Mendoza.<\/p>\n

The Mets fired their manager on Friday on the heels of a sweep by the Cubs, ending a tumultuous run marred by rumors and whispers about his job status.<\/p>\n

Read more Meet Andy Green, the ex-Met taking over as interim manager after Carlos Mendoza firing<\/a><\/p>\n

At 34-47, the Mets \u2014 losers of six straight entering Friday\u2019s series opener against the rival Phillies and on pace for 94 losses this season \u2014 and their numerous issues weren\u2019t borne of Mendoza\u2019s doing, The Post\u2019s Jon Heyman said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t believe this is Carlos Mendoza\u2019s fault, I don\u2019t believe many people do,\u201d Heyman said in his immediate analysis of the move. \u201cObviously, David Stearns made a number of mistakes through the winter. I think changing the coaching staff wasn\u2019t the right thing to do. I think bringing in all these unreliable players who are injury prone certainly did not help matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stearns, the team\u2019s president of baseball operations, overhauled the roster and the coaching staff after a second-half collapse saw the Mets miss the postseason in 2025. <\/p>\n

He moved on from homegrown favorites like Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil in favor of Bo Bichette, who has struggled offensively and Luis Robert Jr. and Jorge Polanco, who have combined for 159 plate appearance between them.<\/p>\n

Read more Mets fire Carlos Mendoza as disaster season spirals<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe fans were chanting \u2018Pete Alonso\u2019 a couple nights ago \u2014 can\u2019t blame them,\u201d Heyman said. \u201cThey\u2019re just not a reliable team. They have too many unreliable players. This is the way baseball works. Unfortunately for Carlos Mendoza, they did not look good the last couple nights, the six-error game, another sloppy game, defeat to the Cubs, got swept by the Cubs, 94-loss pace. And this is how baseball goes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andy Green, who played four games for the Mets in 2009 \u2014\u00a0the final of his four MLB season \u2014 takes over as interim manager following Mendoza\u2019s departure. Green arrives with some red flags of his own.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is close with Sterns,\u201d Heyman said. \u201cWe shall see if he ends up keeping the job. Former Padres manager was running the Mets minor leagues, which really they\u2019re not doing great either to be honest. We shall see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more NY hoarder parents who left daughter, 3, to die from severe lice infestation shamelessly asked for money day after her death<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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