Now in his fourth season working in the front office for the New York Mets, Carlos Beltr\u00e1n is leaving the door open to potentially manage the club when they conduct a search in the offseason. <\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters prior to Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Beltr\u00e1n said he enjoys his current role with the Mets and the flexibility it allows but he didn’t rule out interviewing the club. <\/p>\n
Andy Green has served as interim manager since June 26 when Carlos Mendoza was fired following a 34-47 start to the season. <\/p>\n
The Mets have fared better under Green’s watch with a 36-37 record entering play on Saturday, but he has said<\/a> he intends on returning to his normal job as senior vice president for player development when the season ends. <\/p>\n Per ESPN’s Buster Olney<\/a>, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns is expected to lead the managerial search with Beltr\u00e1n and Albert Pujols cited as potential candidates for the job. <\/p>\n Pujols previously managed Leones del Escogido in the Dominican Professional Baseball League during the 2024-25 season. The club won the Serie Final to win the LIDOM championship in his lone season as manager. <\/p>\n Beltr\u00e1n was set to manage the Mets after being hired in November 2019, replacing Mickey Callaway. However, he agreed<\/a> to step down two months later after being named in MLB’s investigation<\/a> into the 2017 Houston Astros cheating scandal as someone who helped created the plan. <\/p>\n