{"id":3084,"date":"2026-06-27T10:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T10:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3084"},"modified":"2026-06-27T10:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T10:38:36","slug":"seven-candidates-for-mets-next-manager-after-carlos-mendoza-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3084","title":{"rendered":"Seven candidates for Mets next manager after Carlos Mendoza firing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Change is afoot in Flushing.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza after 2 1\/2 seasons with the team. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3082\">Gavin Newsom\u2019s delivers brutal message to workers fighting July 1 return to office mandate<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<div>\n<svg><g><\/g><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\tAccess the Mets beat like never before\t\t<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n<em>Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time <strong>texting with Mike Puma<\/strong> about the inside buzz on the Mets.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tTry it free\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He had the Mets sitting at the bottom of the NL East with a 34-47 record despite a $320-plus million roster at his disposal.<\/p>\n<p>The Met\u2019s have appointed Andy Green as the interim manager. The 48-year-old held the role of senior vice president, baseball development, and will get a chance to salvage this Mets season in the second half \u2014 but president of baseball operations David Stearns on Friday said Green will return to the front office at season\u2019s end.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at the long-term candidates who will likely be on the short list to replace Mendoza, according to The Post\u2019s Joel Sherman, Jon Heyman and Mike Puma.<\/p>\n<h2>Alex Cora<\/h2>\n<p>Cora could be looking for a new job after being fired from the Red Sox managerial role in April. Cora managed the Red Sox to a World Series in 2018, but was let go after Boston was 10-17 to start the season. <\/p>\n<h2>J.D. Martinez<\/h2>\n<p>The former Mets slugger was named a special assistant to baseball operations in March. The 38-year-old was a key member of the \u201cOMG\u201d Mets and was seen in the dugout talking with Francisco Lindor just this week. Several players Martinez mentored are still on the team and the 38-year-old could be in line to continue that stewardship much more closely.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3080\">Albert Pujols already showing interest in vacant Mets manager job<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Carlos Beltran<\/h2>\n<p>The National Baseball Hall of Fame member has no prior managerial experience, but he was hired by the Mets in 2019. They mutually agreed to part ways before he ever managed a game, though, after he was prominently implicated in the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal. Beltran serves as a special assistant to Stearns in the Mets front office now.<\/p>\n<h2>George Lombard<\/h2>\n<p>Lombard, the Tigers bench coach under AJ Hinch, he has been moving up the coaching ranks since 2010, most notably making three World Series appearances as the Dodgers\u2019 first-base coach.<\/p>\n<h2>Walker McKinven<\/h2>\n<p>McKinven has a relationship with Stearns from his time with the Brewers, and has worked his way up the White Sox system to bench coach.<\/p>\n<h2>Rob Thomson<\/h2>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another recently fired manager to note is Thomson, previously of the Phillies. He was fired in April after starting 9-19 with a $300-plus million payroll, despite being their best manager since 1900 in winning percentage (.568). He has been in baseball for over 40 years, working his way up the Yankees\u2019 system from third base coach for the team\u2019s Class A affiliate in 1990 to bench coach in 2015.<\/p>\n<h2>Dick Scott<\/h2>\n<p>The Mets could call up Triple-A Syracuse Mets manager Dick Scott. He has worked multiple roles for the franchise, including field coordinator of instruction, bench coach and director of player development. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3078\">Mr. Met dances behind Steve Gelbs during Carlos Mendoza segment in awkward scene<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Beltr\u00e1n, Alex Cora, and AJ Hinch could all be set to replace Mets manager Carlos Mendoza. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","category-new-york-mets"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Seven candidates for Mets next manager after Carlos Mendoza firing - 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