Meet the Mets
Jeff Albert, the Mets’ director of hitting development, will be taking over the major league team’s hitting program in 2026. They plan to complement him with another hitting coach.
The Mets also added Kai
Correa as the new bench coach, after time spent in both San Francisco and Cleveland.
Will Sammon wrote about the new additions to the coaching staff at The Athletic.
Anthony DiComo took a wider look at the coaching staff, where it currently stands and what the next moves may be.
Former Mets manager and current Yankees third base coach Luis Rojas is under consideration for the managerial opening with the Baltimore Orioles.
Around the National League East
After a season chock full of rookie debuts for the Marlins, they have even more prospects who could find their way to LoanDepot Park next season.
The Nationals named Red Sox director of amateur scouting Devin Pearson as assistant GM under Paul Toboni.
Around Major League Baseball
Jeff Passan had an inside look at Jorge Polanco, the Mariners’ postseason hero multiple times over this year.
The Athletic asked whether managers should rely more on data or intuition.
A Canadian pilot recreated the Blue Jays logo with his flight path Tuesday morning.
Teoscar Hernández is staying in a different hotel from his Dodgers teammates for a spooky reason.
Alex Bregman is opting out of his contract with the Red Sox, forgoing two years and $80 million to take another whack at free agency.
This year’s qualifying offer has been set at $22.025 million.
Austin Hedges has re-signed with the Guardians for $4 million with incentives.
The Yankees made a couple of coaching changes, with their bullpen coach and first base coach both not returning.
The Dodgers took the second game from the Brewers in a 5-1 victory. Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw the first complete game for the Dodgers in the postseason since José Lima in 2004.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
A Pod of Their Own was back with another new episode.
Steve Sypa took a look back at this year’s Brooklyn Cyclones team.
This Date in Mets History
The Mets won a 16 inning marathon in the Astrodome to punch their ticket to the 1986 World Series.
