The New York Mets are making some sweeping changes after their late-season collapse caused them to miss the playoffs. The Mets are dismissing nearly their entire coaching staff, the team confirmed Friday.
The New York Mets, owned by Steve Cohen, are in trouble. On June 12, the team had the best record in baseball at 45-24. But over their last 93 games, they had a record of 38-55, which was the fifth-worst record in the majors during that time.
The New York Mets are turning over a significant part of their coaching staff. On Friday morning, SNY’s Andy Martino reported that the Mets would not be bringing back third base and infield coach Mike Sarbaugh.
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza will be back in 2026, but the team is parting with a bevy of coaches after a swoon that saw the Mets tumble from first place in the National League East to out of the postseason.
The New York Mets missed the playoffs in the first season of the Juan Soto era. From atop the NL East in June, they ceded the division lead to the Philadelphia Phillies before missing the playoffs entirely.
The Mets are making significant changes to their coaching staff heading into next season, according to several reports. That includes parting ways with pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and hitting coaches Jeremy Barnes and Eric Chavez.
Updated Post: Oct. 3 at 12:31 p.m. EST A big day of changes on the Mets’ coaching staff continues. According to MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo, pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes will not be with the team in 2026.
When the season got shaky, the New York Mets were forced to lean on their top three pitching prospects to carry them through the end of the season and preserve the hope for a strong postseason run.
“This was a team that was built not only to get into October, but to play deep into October. We’re pissed, sad, frustrated.” -Carlos Mendoza [New York Post] “We came into this year with high expectations, and we didn’t come close to meeting them.
The Mets suffered a collapse for the ages in the second half of the season. Having signed Juan Soto on a jaw-dropping 15-year $765 million deal in the offseason, the Mets finished one win short of the playoffs after being 21 games above .500 in June.
Three times in the past 18 years, the Mets have lost a playoff spot in the final game of the regular season. All three of these losses came against the Marlins, but the similarities don’t end there either.
The offseason hasn't officially begun yet, but this former New York Mets player is already making the case for Pete Alonso to be a Met for life. During Thursday's episode of Baseball Night in New York on SNY, Met legend José Reyes shared his thoughts on Alonso's impending free agency.
The 2025 season is one the New York Mets fans will not like to look back on. After landing Juan Soto on the biggest contract in MLB history in the offseason last year, the Mets failed to reach the postseason.
First baseman Pete Alonso has already said he will be opting out of his deal with the New York Mets and re-entering free agency, which could set up another will-they-won’t-they winter.
The New York Mets had one of the more disappointing seasons this year in the MLB, and it’s all because of how they finished. In July, they had over a 96% chance of making the playoffs, and at that time, they were tied for the most wins in the league with 62.
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Alonso revealed shortly after the Mets' disappointing campaign came to an end on Sunday that he would be opting out of his deal and re-entering the free-agency market.
He has been known to be dealing with an thumb injury over the final six weeks of the New York Mets' season that he was capable of playing through but would eventually require him to go under the knife.
The New York Mets’ astonishing collapse and postseason miss has led to plenty of speculation among fans about what changes might be coming to the organization.