The New York Mets are making wholesale changes to their coaching staff following their epic collapse that saw them miss the postseason.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports the Mets have let go:
- Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner
- Hitting coaches Jeremy Barnes and Eric Chavez
- Bench coach John Gibbons
- Third base coach Mike Sarbaugh
Catching instructor Glenn Sherlock is also retiring.
The New York Mets are turning over a significant part of their coaching staff, sources tell ESPN. Among those who are out: pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, hitting coaches Jeremy Barnes and Eric Chavez, and bench coach John Gibbons.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 3, 2025
Despite the massive overhaul, the Mets are sticking with Carlos Mendoza as manager.
“The Mets are keeping manager Carlos Mendoza, but the consequences of missing the postseason are changes atop the hitting and pitching program,” Passan reports.
How It All Fell Apart
Owner Steve Cohen spent more than $340 million on payroll this season and made the biggest splash of the offseason, signing Juan Soto to a record-breaking $765 million contract.
The investment appeared justified as the Mets had the best record in baseball on June 12 at 45-24 despite injuries to their pitching staff and held a 5 1/2-game lead in the National League East. At the time, they had a 96.2% chance to make the playoffs. Even as late as Sept. 8, the Mets were given a 92.2% chance at playing in October.
However, since June 12, they went 38-55, including 10-15 in September. They lost hold of the last NL Wild Card spot to the Cincinnati Reds in the final week of September. The Mets missed the playoffs by one game.
Soto did his part. He set a career high in home runs with 43 and led the National League in stolen bases (38) and on-base percentage (.396), and topped all of baseball in walks (127). Pete Alonso had 38 home runs and drove in 126, while Francisco Lindor had 31 home runs and 31 stolen bases.
But young players like Mark Vientos, Francisco Alvarez and Brett Baty regressed offensively, and the pitching staff struggled mightily. Kodai Senga missed more than a month of the season and ended up being demoted to Triple-A in September, Sean Manaea was never the same after returning from injury and the Frankie Montas signing was a bust.
On top of that, the deadline trades for reliever Ryan Helsley and center fielder Cedric Mullins backfired.
It was already going to be a long offseason for the Mets to try to fix a team that had World Series aspirations going into 2025. Now they’re going to have to revamp a coaching staff that failed to deliver.
