Archive for June 26th, 2026

Mendoza!

Friday, June 26th, 2026

Carlos Mendoza out as manager of the New York Mets.

…with the team sitting 13 games below .500 following their sixth straight loss on Thursday in what will likely be a second straight season without playoff baseball.

ESPN.

Mendoza, 46, was in his third season as manager with a club option for 2027 that was not exercised. He led the Mets to an improbable appearance in the NL Championship Series in his first year at the helm in 2024, guiding the club from one of the worst records in the majors in June to within two games of the World Series.
But his second season was a failure as the Mets inverted the results from 2024, jumping out to the best record in the majors before capsizing over the season’s final 3½ months and failing to reach the postseason.