The Mets' teaching workers turnover continues.
The Amazin's can be out there for a brand new first base coach with Antoan Richardson anticipated to go away the group after the perimeters couldn't agree on a brand new contract, The Put up's Mike Puma confirmed.
Richardson, 42, joined the Mets as a part of Carlos Mendoza's workers in December 2023 and was instrumental within the Mets' reinvigorated run sport this season, turning Juan Soto right into a menace on the basepaths with an NL-leading 38 swiped baggage in his first season with the workforce.
“Because the starting, I've wished to assist the workforce any approach I can and it's nice to search out one other approach,” Soto mentioned in August. “I at all times wished to do it, however I by no means bought the assistance I wanted. … He's helped me with how you can learn pitchers, take good leads and get jumps.”
Richardson was stored on when the workforce moved on from hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes, pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, infield coach Mike Sarbaugh and assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel.
Catching teacher Glenn Sherlock can be set to retire, including to the offseason tumult.
The Mets have begun remaking their workers — hiring Troy Snitker to be the subsequent hitting coach, selling Jeff Albert to be the director of hitting and bringing on Kai Correa as bench coach — however might want to change one other personnel member now.
