Carlos Mendoza is out after three seasons and will be replaced by Andy Green as the last-place Mets sit 15 games behind the Braves.
The New York Mets are having a nightmarish season despite much heftier expectations of being playoff contenders.
Amid a six-game losing streak and a 34-47 record entering Friday, the Mets announced that they are firing manager Carlos Mendoza as they sit a season-worst 13 games below .500.
In the interim, Andy Green will be manager for the rest of the year.
Things reached a point of contention when New York was swept by the Chicago Cubs in a four-game series at Citi Field, and it ends Mendoza’s tenure after three seasons as skipper.
It’s a far fall from leading the club to an improbable National League Championship Series in his first season as a manager in the MLB back in 2024.
In their 2025 campaign, they held the best record in baseball through June before a historic collapse took them out of the playoffs.
To read more about New York finally calling it quits and what it means for this campaign, here is the full story from Mets Roundtable writer Bob McCullough.
The Mets made a lot of moves that were thought to be on the right track, building around Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor.
They added second baseman Marcus Semien, center fielder Luis Robert Jr., righties Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers, shortstop Bo Bichette, infielder Jorge Polanco, and relievers Devin Williams and Luke Weaver in a total revamp.
Then the injuries piled up, losing Soto, Lindor, Polanco, Robert, and Semien.
Then the rotation collapsed. Clay Holmes broke his fibula, Kodai Senga was demoted to the bullpen, and Peterson was traded to the Cubs Thursday.
Through June, the Mets have carried an MLB-worst 6.35 ERA.
Green will now look to desperately turn things around, starting with their series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
