The interim manager job will likely be as good as it gets for Andy Green in New York.
Green revealed this week that he is unlikely to become the full-time manager of the New York Mets after the season. In an interview with Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic, Green said that he is prioritizing his family over a permanent manager position.
“The family consideration is real,” Green was quoted as saying. “We’re all trying to do the best we can balancing career and family. My twin [daughters] have one year left in high school. I want to be present as much as possible like any dad would.”
The Athletic report does add though that Green could still return to the Mets front office, possibly as a candidate for general manager if the team decides to fill that currently-vacant role. You can read the report in full here.
Green, 49, is a former Mets player who returned to the organization in 2023 as the team’s Senior Vice President for Player Development. Also previously a coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs, Green was named interim manager of the Mets in late June after they fired Carlos Mendoza.
Since taking over, Green has gone a respectable 26-27 (though New York is still an NL East-worst 60-74 overall). But Green’s expected exit could end up working out nicely for the Mets considering that they have another clear first choice for manager instead.
