Metsโฃ toโ Retain Carlos Mendoza asโข Manager for 2026 Season
FLUSHING, NY – Despite a important pitching collapse down the stretch, the newโ York โMets will retain Carlos Mendoza as manager for the 2026 season, according to reporting โfrom SNY’s Andy Martino. the decision comes after a disappointing โฃfinish to the โข2025 campaign, marked โbyโ struggles within the pitching staff following the trade deadline.
Whileโค the โMets’ front office is expected to make changes โto the coaching staff, Mendoza will receive โคanother chance to lead the โขteam. This decision acknowledges that the โpitching issues stemmed largely from personnelโ choices and โคinjuries – โฃincluding a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered by โGriffin โขCanningโข in June – rather than managerial decisions.
The Mets’ rotation posted a 5.65 ERA after the trade deadline, โthe fourth-worst โฃinโข major League Baseball. Attempts to bolster the bullpen also fell short of expectations, with Ryan Helsley struggling after arriving inโ Queens, while Gregory Soto was merely serviceable. โคTyler Rogers proved to be an exception, delivering outstanding performance.
Top prospect Nolan McLean showed promise afterโค being promoted in August,pitching like an ace,while โlate-season call-ups Jonah Tong and Brandon Sproat had mixed โresults. Despiteโค the pitching woes, Martino reported that “widespread”โ changesโค are anticipatedโ within the coaching staff, even with Mendoza remaining in his role.