{"id":391025,"date":"2025-11-20T00:19:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/391025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T00:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:19:13","slug":"the-overhaul-of-carlos-mendozas-mets-coaching-staff-is-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/391025\/","title":{"rendered":"The overhaul of Carlos Mendoza&#8217;s Mets coaching staff is complete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mets officially have an overhauled coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p>Following a calamitous, playoff-less season, the Mets are retaining just three coaches under manager Carlos Mendoza. Otherwise, the eight additional coaches announced Wednesday will be new faces in the team\u2019s dugout.<\/p>\n<p>Among the group, three were previously unreported, all of whom will be joining the major league staff after promotions from the minor leagues:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0The assistant pitching coach will be Dan McKinney, who last season completed his third year with the Mets and first as Double-A Binghamton\u2019s pitching coach. <\/p>\n<p>McKinney is close with several of the promising young Mets prospects, including Jonah Tong, Nolan McLean and Brandon Sproat.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0The first base and outfield coach will be Gilbert Gomez, who will be returning for an eighth season coaching in the organization and last season managed High-A Brooklyn to its first South Atlantic League championship. Gomez, 33, had been a Mets minor league outfielder from 2009-15.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.35449735;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37713597\" width=\"799\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/atlanta-braves-vs-new-york-107092005.jpg\" alt=\"New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza #64 signals for a new pitcher during the 6th inning.\" class=\"wp-image-37713597\"  \/>New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza #64 signals for a new pitcher. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Gomez will be replacing the well-regarded Antoan Richardson, who engineered the majors\u2019 best running game last season and was invited back but <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/05\/sports\/antoan-richardson-tells-the-post-what-led-to-his-split-with-the-mets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">could not come to an agreement<\/a> with the Mets. Richardson now has the same role with the Braves.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0The catching coach will be J.P. Arencibia, who will be back for a fifth season in the organization. The former six-year MLB catcher had spent the past three years as bench coach and assistant hitting coach for Triple-A Syracuse and is close with Francisco Alvarez.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDelivering insights on all things Amazin\u2019s\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Returning will be bullpen coach Jos\u00e9 Rosado, quality assurance coach (previously strategy coach) Danny Barnes and assistant hitting coach (previously coaching assistant) Rafael Fernandez.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the group: director, major league hitting Jeff Albert, bench coach Kai Correa, hitting coach Troy Snitker, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/01\/sports\/mets-set-to-hire-justin-willard-as-next-pitching-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pitching coach Justin Willard <\/a>and third base and infield coach Tim Leiper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Mets officially have an overhauled coaching staff. 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