As he prepared for his first game as the Mets’ new hitting coach, Hugh Quattlebaum offered few clear answers, probably a mix of reality and diplomacy. Yet it couldn’t be clearer who ranks as ...

Druschel will step into the same role with the Mets, working under pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, who did not have an assistant in 2024. Mets nab a value coach from Yankees' staff, ...

The Mets’ new pitching coach is young enough to be his predecessor’s grandson. Jeremy Hefner actually is only a few years older than most of the pitchers he will be instructing.

Of the Mets’ two hitting coaches, Jeremy Barnes and Eric Chavez, the latter is similar to Martinez in that he played in the majors for a long time (17 seasons), won some awards, made good money.

The Mets are still searching for a new manager, but one coaching position is set in stone for the 2022 season. Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner will return to the same role next season, the team ...

Before hitting coach was an actual position on a big-league staff, the Mets had one in their inaugural season of 1962 in Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby. “He didn’t offer a whole lot of ...

Hinske, a 12-year big league veteran, was hitting coach of the 2018 Los Angeles Angels, when Billy Eppler was general manager. Eppler became the Mets GM in November 2021.

Eric Chavez was named an assistant hitting coach for the Yankees just last month, but he will move across town to guide Mets hitters instead. By James Wagner Although the lockout in Major League ...

The Mets are smart to keep Hefner around as, in his first normal year as pitching coach, his pitching staff helped carry the team. The bullpen, a big question mark entering the season, exceeded ...

The arrival of a fictional hitting coach did not save the jobs of the Mets’ real ones. Despite a weekend in which a revitalized New York offense talked up the impact of the mythical “Donnie ...