It's a new era for the New York Mets. Again.
on Monday morning. He will serve as their new president of baseball operations, the first person to hold that title in the history of the team. Stearns is a Manhattan native who grew up rooting for the Mets, so he's understandably excited to work for his hometown team.
Mets owner Steve Cohen, who has reportedly wanted to hire Stearns for over a year, was just as psyched to announce the biggest hire in his three years as Mets owner. Stearns, 38, is a landmark hire for the Mets, an organization that has struggled to find competent, forward-thinking leadership over the years. Most recently, Stearns spent seven years as general manager and president of baseball operations for the Brewers, joining the team in 2015 and subsequently building squads took four straight trips to the postseason .
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