Steve Cohen sends message to Andy Green about Mets' managerial opening

This past Monday, New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns confirmed that he expects interim manager Andy Green to rejoin the club's front office and not interview for the team's full-time managerial opening after the Mets play their final game of the 2026 season.

While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Mets owner Steve Cohen suggested that Green could be a legitimate candidate for the gig if the interim skipper wanted to interview for it later this fall. 

Steve Cohen: "Would be great" if Andy Green wants to interview for manager job

"Well, I’m going to take him at face value," Cohen said about Green, per Alex Smith of SNY. "He’s telling us that he wants to go back to the front office. We’re going to do a managerial search, and if it turns out he wants to throw his hat into the ring, that would be great." 

Green was serving as the Mets' senior vice president of player development when the club fired then-manager Carlos Mendoza in late June. Stearns later gutted the team's bullpen as part of a fire sale ahead of the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline, but the Mets then went 10-4 under Green from Aug. 4 through a 5-2 loss to the San Diego Padres on Aug. 18.

What Steve Cohen will want from his next manager

Cohen made it clear on Wednesday that he is "committed" to keeping Stearns in his role. Stearns is under contract through 2028, and Cohen said that he is "going to leave" the club's managerial search up to Stearns. 

"I want a manager that can really relate to the players," Cohen revealed during his comments. "I love the idea of a manager that motivates the players. As we know, playing baseball is up and down. People have great moments and go into slumps. So how do you get the best out of your players? And I think that’s pretty important."

Cohen declined to say much of note regarding other potential candidates for the job. It remains to be seen if Green will have second thoughts about possibly interviewing for the gig before the Mets play their final game of the regular season on Sept. 27.