The New York Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday with the club toiling through a historically poor start.
Mendoza was in his third season as manager, with a club option for 2027 that was not exercised. Former Padres manager Andy Green will step in as interim manager for the remainder of the season. He will take over a team that has lost six straight games and is 34-47 overall.
Mendoza, 46, led the Mets to an improbable appearance in the National League Championship Series in his first year at the helm in 2024, guiding the club from one of the worst records in the majors in June to within two games of the World Series. His second season was a disaster as the Mets inverted the results from 2024, jumping out to the best record in the majors before capsizing over the season’s final 3½ months and failing to reach the postseason
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