The New York Mets have fired manager Carlos Mendoza, per multiple reports.
This move seemed inevitable. Despite having the highest payroll in MLB, since starting the season with a 7-4 record, the team has gone 27-43, and has lost their last six in a row. They just got swept in a four game series at home by the Chicago Cubs, including an embarrassing 10-5 loss in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday that saw the Mets make six errors.
The Mets have, for the last year, been pretty terrible.
On June 12, 2025, they were in first place in the National League East with a 45-24 record. They went 38-54 the rest of the way, finishing in second place in the N.L. East, 13 games out, and missed the playoffs. They are 72-101 in their last 173 games.
Mendoza was a coach in the New York Yankees’ minor league system from 2009 through 2017, then was on the major league coaching staff for the Yankees from 2018 through 2023. He was hired by the Mets after the 2023 season to replace Buck Showalter, who had gone 75-87 in his second season as the Mets’ manager.
Mendoza’s 2024 Mets squad finished third in the National League East with an 89-73 record, but claimed a Wild Card spot and advanced to the NLCS, where they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Andy Green has been named as the interim replacement for Mendoza.
