The New York Mets have been one of the biggest stories in baseball for all the wrong reasons, but at least for now, it will not cost manager Carlos Mendoza his job.
Mets president David Stearns said Friday that the team has no plans to make a change at the manager position despite their 10-21 start. Stearns acknowledged that the Mets must improve, but did not blame Mendoza for the team’s problems.
“We know our record is not what we want, and we know we are capable of more,” Stearns told Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. “We don’t view this as a manager problem, and we don’t intend to make a change.”
DiComo added that Stearns and owner Steve Cohen have not had any serious conversations about making a managerial change. This tracks with other reports indicating that the organization simply does not view Mendoza as the root cause of their problems.
The Mets entered the season expecting to be in the playoffs, at the very least. Their 10-21 start is already endangering that goal. The team has lost five of its last six to the likes of Colorado and Washington, and is already 11.5 games back of the Atlanta Braves in the NL East.
The Red Sox and Phillies have already made managerial changes this year, which led many to wonder if the Mets might be next. The speculation certainly seemed reasonable since Mendoza also oversaw a 7-14 collapse to end last season that cost the team a playoff spot.
Mendoza, 46, is an underwhelming 182-173 since becoming Mets manager prior to the 2024 season.
