J.D. Martinez thinks this years Mets are ‘more talented than 2024 team by far’
Back with the Mets in a front office role, J.D. Martinez thinks this years team is better than the one was a part of at the end of his playing career.
J. D. Martinez wrapped up his 14-year playing career in 2024 with the Mets .
The two sides have kept in close contact since then, though, and New York’s higher-ups began pitching the idea of him joining reuniting with them in a front office role as early as this winter. Martinez had other offers, but after evaluating his options he decided that this was where he wanted to be. The slugger signed on as a special advisor to baseball operations last week.
“I’ve always built a good relationship with everybody here,” he said Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field. “It was just one of those things where I was like you know what, this could be fun. “I like what they are doing here.
I like the team they’ve built here. I had a great experience here with the front office, the ownership, the clubhouse, everything -- it was just a really fun place to come so I said why not, let’s do it. ” Martinez is only planning on attending home games here and there as he eases back into baseball, but plans on being in contact with players and the front office consistently.