The New York Mets are hiring Carlos Mendoza as their new manager, sources told ESPN. Mendoza has spent the last 15 years with the Yankees in multiple roles.
Mendoza, 43, comes to Queens after spending 15 years with the Yankees in multiple roles, including managing in the low minor leagues in 2011-12, and the last four seasons as Aaron Boone's bench coach.
A minor league player for more than a decade, Mendoza transitioned into a coaching role with the Yankees and quickly impressed the organization with his knowledge of the game and ability to impart his wisdom to players. He joined the major league staff in 2018 and was Boone's right-hand man, a role he also served for Team Venezuela in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
In previous years, Mendoza had interviewed for managerial jobs in Detroit , Boston and Chicago . He ends up with arguably one of the best jobs in the big leagues, as the Mets plan to carry among the highest payrolls in baseball for the foreseeable future under owner Steve Cohen and are looking for their first championship since 1986.
It is also a job that recently has had a short shelf life. The Mets' last three managers -- Showalter, Luis Rojas and Mickey Callaway -- were fired after two years.
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