Mets not planning to move on from Carlos Mendoza: 'We don't view this as a manager problem'
President of baseball operations David Stearns sees the team's issues as not manager-related.
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza should worry less about his future with team now after receiving backing from president of baseball operations David Stearns. Despite a 10-21 start , which included a 12-game losing streak , the organization isn’t pinning the current state of the team on the manager. “We know our record is not what we want, and we know we are capable of more,” Stearns told MLB.
com’s Anthony DiComo . “We don’t view this as a manager problem, and we don’t intend to make a change. ” Through 31 games the Mets have recorded the second-fewest runs scored ( 106 ), fifth-fewest hits ( 235 ), posted the worst OPS ( .
631 ), and are tied for third-worst batting average ( . 227 ) in MLB. Injuries have played a part in the dismal start with shortstop Francisco Lindor, outfielder Luis Robert Jr, infielder Jorge Polanco, starting pitcher Kodai Senga and reliever A.
J. Minter currently on the injured list. Juan Soto also missed 15 games due to a calf strain.