The New York Mets are a professional Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in New York City, New York in the borough of Queens. They play in the National League East division. In the history of the Mets, there have been 23 managers that managed a game including four interim managers. Of those managers, only Joe Torre was a player-manager (a manager who also plays for the team);[1][2] Yogi Berra did play four games while he was a coach for the Mets in 1965. Gil Hodges, Roy McMillan, Bud Harrelson, Mike Cubbage, Dallas Green, Bobby Valentine and Willie Randolph all also played in MLB for the Mets prior to becoming the team's manager.[3]

The Mets posted their franchise record for losses in their inaugural season in the league, with 120 losses in 160 games in 1962.[4] This was the first of seven consecutive losing seasons,[1] a season in which the winning percentage was below .500, and the most losses by a post-1900 MLB team.[5] During this stretch from 1962 to 1968, the Mets employed four managers.[1] Seven managers have taken the Mets to the postseason; Davey Johnson, Bobby Valentine and Terry Collins have led the team to two playoff appearances each. Johnson and Gil Hodges are the only Mets managers to win a World Series: Hodges in 1969 against the Baltimore Orioles; and Johnson in 1986 against the Boston Red Sox.[6] Terry Collins is the longest-tenured manager in franchise history, with 1,134 games of service over 7 seasons.[1]

The manager with the most wins and highest winning percentage over a full season or more is Johnson; his 595–417 record gives him a .588 winning percentage.[1] Conversely, the worst winning percentage over a full season or more in franchise history is .302 by inaugural manager Casey Stengel, who posted a 175–404 record from 1962 to 1965.[1]

Carlos Beltrán was hired as the Mets' manager after the 2019 season but he was fired from the position before managing any games due to his involvement in the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal.[7] Luis Rojas was hired in his place as manager for the 2020 season, However on October 4, 2021, after the 2021 season the Mets has declined his option contract after two seasons lost for the playoffs.[8] On December 20, 2021, Buck Showalter was announced as the club's 23rd manager. Showalter led the Mets to the playoffs in 2022 winning 101 games, however, the Mets were eliminated in the National League Wild Card Series. After a disappointing 2023 season, Showalter announced on October 1 that he and the Mets parted ways.[9] On November 14, 2023, Carlos Mendoza was hired as the manager starting with the 2024 season.[10]

Table key

WPctWinning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed
PAPlayoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs
PWPlayoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs
PLPlayoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs
WSWorld Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager
† or ‡Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (‡ denotes induction as manager)[11]
§Member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame[12]

Managers

Statistics current as of October 2nd, 2023

#ManagerSeasonsGamesWinsLossesWPctPAPWPLWSRef
1Casey Stengel‡§1962–1965579175404.302————[13]
2Wes Westrum1965–1967379142237.375————[14]
3Salty Parker (Interim)19671147.364————[15]
4Gil Hodges§1968–1971648339309.5231711[16]
5Yogi Berra†1972–1975588292296.4971660[17]
6Roy McMillan (Interim)1975532627.491————[18]
7Joe Frazier1976–1977207101106.488————[19]
8Joe Torre‡1977–1981706286420.405————[2]
9George Bamberger1982–198320881127.389————[20]
10Frank Howard (Interim)19831165264.448————[21]
11Davey Johnson§1984–19901012595417.58821191[22]
12Bud Harrelson§1990–1991274145129.529————[23]
13Mike Cubbage (Interim)1991734.429————[24]
14Jeff Torborg1992–199320085115.425————[25]
15Dallas Green1993–1996512229283.447————[26]
16Bobby Valentine1996–20021003536467.534213110[27]
17Art Howe2003–2004323137186.424————[28]
18Willie Randolph2005–2008555302253.5441640[29]
19Jerry Manuel2008–2010417204213.489————[30]
20Terry Collins2011–20171134551583.4862870[31]
21Mickey Callaway2018–2019324163161.503————[32]
22 Luis Rojas2020–2021222103119.464————[33]
23 Buck Showalter2022–2023324175148.542112–[34]
24 Carlos Mendoza2024–present000.000————[10]
Totals947845514927.4801052402

References

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  7. ↑ "Mets agree to part ways with manager Carlos Beltran". ESPN. January 16, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  8. ↑ "Luis Rojas out as New York Mets manager after two losing seasons | New York Mets | the Guardian".
  9. ↑ "Buck Showalter won't return as Mets manager in 2024". ESPN. October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Carlos Mendoza named Mets manager". MLB.com. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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  13. ↑ "Casey Stengel Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  14. ↑ "Wes Westrum Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  15. ↑ "Salty Parker Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  16. ↑ "Gil Hodges Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  17. ↑ "Yogi Berra Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  18. ↑ "Roy McMillan Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  19. ↑ "Joe Frazier Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  20. ↑ "George Bamberger Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  21. ↑ "Frank Howard Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  22. ↑ "Davey Johnson Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  23. ↑ "Bud Harrelson Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  24. ↑ "Mike Cubbage Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  25. ↑ "Jeff Torborg Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  26. ↑ "Dallas Green Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  27. ↑ "Bobby Valentine Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  28. ↑ "Art Howe Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  29. ↑ "Willie Randolph Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  30. ↑ "Jerry Manuel Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  31. ↑ "Terry Collins Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
  32. ↑ "Mickey Callaway Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
  33. ↑ "Mets working to finalize multi-year deal for Luis Rojas to become manager". SNY. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  34. ↑ Bavazzano, Sean. "Mets Hire Buck Showalter As Manager". New York Post. December 18, 2021.

Further reading

  • Gillette, Gary; Palmer, Pete (2007). The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia (Fourth ed.). New York City, New York: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 1669–1684. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.
  • "New York Mets History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 18, 2008.
  • "New York Mets Manager History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 18, 2008.
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