Andy Green is set to be the Mets’ main man for the remainder of the season, tapped as the interim manager following Friday’s firing of Carlos Mendoza.
Green, 48, is moving from the Mets’ front office to their dugout, but he comes with prior managerial experience.
Here’s what you need to know as Green takes over a Mets team that entered Friday night’s series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field with a 34-47 record and in last place in the National League East.
METS HISTORY
The Mets hired Green as their vice president of player development after the 2023 season, shortly after David Stearns took over as the president of baseball operations.
In that role, Green has headed the Mets’ player development department, with Nolan McLean, Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing among the success stories.
It’s been an uneven season for the Mets’ minor leagues, however, as top prospects such as Jonah Tong (1-5, 6.30 ERA) and Ryan Clifford (.197, 14 home runs, .683 OPS) at Triple-A Syracuse and Jacob Reimer (.212, six home runs, .723 OPS) at Double-A Binghamton have endured their struggles.
PAST EXPERIENCE
Green was the San Diego Padres’ manager for most of four seasons from 2016-19, and he went 274-366 (.428).
Most of Green’s tenure came with the Padres in rebuilding mode, but he was fired in September of 2019 after going 69-85 with a roster — fresh off of signing Manny Machado and promoting Fernando Tatis Jr. — that was supposed to contend.
Green earned a reputation with the Padres for being an aggressive in-game manager, willing to pull starting pitchers and deploy relievers with urgency.
The Padres did not make the playoffs under Green, finishing fourth in the National League West in two of his seasons and in last place in the other two.
Green was the Chicago Cubs’ bench coach from 2020-23 under then-manager David Ross.
PLAYING CAREER
A former infielder, Green played four MLB seasons, suiting up for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2004-06, and then for the Mets in 2009.
Green appeared in only four games with the Mets, going 1-for-4 with a walk.
Overall, Green batted .200 with two home runs and a .547 OPS in 140 major-league games.
OTHER OPTIONS
The Mets selected Green to be the interim manager over any of the coaches on Mendoza’s staff, including bench coach Kai Correa.
Correa, 37, has never been an MLB manager.
Carlos Beltrán remains in the Mets’ organization as a special assistant. The Mets hired Beltrán to be their manager ahead of the 2020 season, but he never managed a game after he was implicated in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal that winter, which prompted him to step down.
