After a disappointing 2025 season, the Mets will enter a new season with an entirely revamped coaching staff, one that was officially announced on Wednesday afternoon.
No change is at the helm as Carlos Mendoza is back for his third season managing New York. Also returning to his same role is bullpen coach Jose Rosado while Rafael Fernandez was promoted to assistant hitting coach and Danny Barnes comes back as the new quality assurance coach.
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As for the new faces, Justin Willard will begin his tenure as pitching coach, replacing Jeremy Hefner, who had the gig for the past six seasons and is now the pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves. Dan McKinney is the Mets’ assistant pitching coach.
Hitting coach Troy Snitker, son of former Braves manager Brian Snitker, comes over from the Houston Astros, where he was one of the team’s hitting coaches for seven seasons and joins Fernandez in a new-look hitting department for the Mets.
Gilbert Gomez will begin his first season as the team’s first base and outfield coach, taking the place of Antoan Richardson, who also joined the Braves in the offseason. Tim Leiper replaces Mike Sarbaugh as New York’s third base and infield coach following Sarbaugh’s departure.
Lastly, J.P. Arencibia was promoted from Triple-A Syracuse bench coach to the Mets’ catching coach.
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The team previously named Kai Correa and Jeff Albert as bench coach and director of major league hitting, respectively.
