{"id":857093,"date":"2026-09-22T22:38:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T22:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/857093\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T22:38:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T22:38:28","slug":"mets-hire-interim-manager-andy-green-for-the-full-time-job-giving-him-a-3-year-contract-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/857093\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets hire interim manager Andy Green for the full-time job, giving him a 3-year contract | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 In a change of direction,<\/a> the New York Mets hired interim manager Andy Green for the full-time job on Tuesday, giving him a three-year contract.<\/p>\n

The team made the announcement before opening a three-game series in Texas against the Rangers.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the course of the season, it became evident that the next manager of the New York Mets was already in place,\u201d president of baseball operations David Stearns said in a statement. \u201cAndy has demonstrated strong leadership qualities and a unique ability to forge connections with our emerging core and distinguished veterans. I look forward to continuing our great partnership as we turn toward the 2027 season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Green had been running New York’s farm system before taking over as interim manager when Carlos Mendoza was fired<\/a> in late June. At the time, Green said he wasn’t particularly interested in becoming a permanent major league manager again, citing the desire to keep spending considerable time with his family and saying he viewed his interim role on the bench as more of a responsibility to the club than a personal opportunity.<\/p>\n

Stearns said Green would return to a front-office role after the season, a stance the executive stuck to in the months that followed \u2014 even as the last-place Mets (71-85) improved on the field and several rookies who rose through the minors under Green such as Carson Benge and Nolan McLean flourished in the big leagues as well.<\/p>\n

But in the end, the Mets committed to Green and chose not to conduct a search for a new manager this offseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cAndy has connected with and pushed our players to perform, despite the disappointment of the season,\u201d Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen said in the statement. \u201cOver the last several months he has brought discipline, accountability and positivity to the clubhouse, attributes we were seeking in our next manager. … We are excited for his continued leadership in the dugout.\u201d<\/p>\n

New York was 34-47 at the midpoint of the season when Mendoza was fired on June 26. The team is 37-38 since Green took over.<\/p>\n

The 49-year-old Green, a former major league infielder, went 274-366 as manager of the San Diego Padres from 2016-19. He joined the Mets in 2023 as senior vice president of baseball development and becomes the 26th manager in franchise history.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am excited and humbled to officially be named manager of the New York Mets,\u201d Green said in the statement. \u201cWhen I accepted the interim role, I didn\u2019t anticipate it becoming permanent, but the more time I spent with our players and staff, the clearer it became that this is where my passion and experience could make the greatest impact. That realization led to many conversations with my family, and together we agreed this is the right opportunity at the right time.<\/p>\n

“I want to thank Steve and Alex for the love, ambition and commitment with which they lead this organization, and David for the trust he has placed in me. I believe deeply in what we can build together, and I\u2019m honored to continue serving our players, this organization and the amazing Mets fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

See AP\u2019s full MLB coverage here<\/a><\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 In a change of direction, the New York Mets hired interim manager Andy Green…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":857094,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[1558,1931,361930,20993,363,2008,99],"class_list":["post-857093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-baseball","tag-jobs-and-careers","tag-mets-andy-green-manager","tag-minor-league-baseball","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-baseball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=857093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/857094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=857093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=857093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=857093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}