{"id":279152,"date":"2026-06-26T18:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/279152\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:13:11","slug":"carlos-mendozas-first-comment-after-mets-firing-im-sorry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/279152\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Mendoza&#8217;s first comment after Mets firing: &#8216;I&#8217;m sorry&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is plenty of blame to go around, but Carlos Mendoza did not throw any stones on his way out the door in Flushing. <\/p>\n<p>Mendoza issued <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Joelsherman1\/status\/2070547153336828096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a statement to The Post\u2019s Joel Sherman<\/a> shortly after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/26\/sports\/mets-fire-carlos-mendoza-as-disaster-season-brings-change\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he was fired by the Mets on Friday<\/a> with the team sitting at 34-47 and in last place in the NL East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to thank Steve and Alex Cohen. They are tremendous owners who care deeply about their people, their families, and the entire organization. I am grateful for the opportunity they gave me to lead this team,\u201d Mendoza said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also want to thank David Stearns for giving me the chance to manage at the major league level. It was a privilege to work alongside him every day, and I greatly appreciated his support, trust, and partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mendoza was hired before the 2024 season and led the team on a magical run to the NLCS in 2024. However, 2025 ended with a late-season collapse that saw them miss the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The wheels have fallen off completely in 2026 with a mismatched roster that is far out of contention. Mendoza\u2019s fate was sealed with an error-filled, four-game sweep against the Cubs at Citi Field this week.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Green, the former Padres manager who oversaw the Mets minor leagues, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/26\/sports\/meet-andy-green-the-ex-met-taking-over-as-interim-manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will take over for Mendoza<\/a> on an interim basis.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39807578\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/manager-carlos-mendoza-64-new-129451190_167a97.jpg\" alt=\"Manager Carlos Mendoza #64 of the New York Mets looks on before the game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on June 01, 2026 in Seattle, Washington.\" class=\"wp-image-39807578\"  \/>The Mets fired Carlos Mendoza Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to everyone throughout the Mets organization, especially our coaches, staff, and players,\u201d Mendoza, 46, said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe relationships we built and the memories we created will stay with me forever. I will never forget our special postseason run in 2024 and the resilience, commitment, and passion that group showed every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally, thank you to the fans. Your energy, loyalty, and unwavering support made it an honor to wear the Mets uniform and represent this organization. I\u2019m sorry I couldn\u2019t bring a championship to Queens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York will always hold a special place in my heart. I leave with tremendous gratitude, pride in what we accomplished together, and confidence that the future of this organization is bright. I wish the Mets and their fans nothing but success in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is plenty of blame to go around, but Carlos Mendoza did not throw any stones on his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279153,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[26622,19920,20,9,11,320,10,319,3929],"class_list":["post-279152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-carlos-mendoza","tag-david-stearns","tag-mlb","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-mets","tag-new-york-news","tag-sports","tag-steve-cohen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}