Inside the Mets' decision to fire Buck Showalter: 'The players know I would never quit'

Showalter managed his final game for the Mets on Sunday after being told a night earlier that he was being let go by the team.

NEW YORK — Just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Buck Showalter called his group of veterans into his office. It’s a group he’s relied on throughout this season, for counsel, for leadership, for accountability. It’s a group that grew smaller when the team shipped out veterans at the trade deadline and shifted course for the final two months.“It was one of those conversations where there was a lot of seconds with silence,” Lindor said later.

“He was a true professional and let us know before the world knew,” Lindor said. “I appreciate him. I love him.” Stearns never talked to Showalter. So Eppler delivered the news to Showalter. After receiving the news, Showalter’s mind drifted back to the trade deadline, to a conversation that the manager had with

“I wish things could have gone better this season because Mets fans deserve that. … It’s not the ending I wanted, but I still love the city and the players. … And if I talk anymore, it won’t get good.”“I left a bunch out,” he said. “But that’s about it. How’d I do?” “It doesn’t seem real,” Nimmo said. “He led us just a year ago to 101 wins. It’s kind of crazy that just one year later we’re saying goodbye to that relationship.”

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