NY Mets owner Steve Cohen announced via Twitter that Buck Showalter will become the next manager of the team. The 65-year-old Showalter is a three-time American League Manager of the Year with 1,551 wins in his 20-year managerial career. The Mets will sign Showalter to a three-year deal.
After starting his managerial career with the Yankees in 1992, Showalter last coached in 2018, his final year of a nine-season stint with the Orioles. Showalter will succeed Luis Rojas, whose team option for 2022 was declined after the Mets missed out on the playoffs for the fifth straight season. New York went 77–85 last year, finishing third in the NL East.
Despite losing pitcher Noah Syndergaard to the Angels in free agency, the Mets have made big moves in the off-season, signing outfielder Starling Marte to a reported four-year, $78 million deal. They also spent $130 million on a three-year contract for three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer, and signed outfielder Mark Canha and infielder Eduardo Escobar before the lockout began.
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