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Mets manager Carlos Mendoza is under pressure after an 11-game losing streak. MLB insider Ken Rosenthal suggests three potential replacements if the Mets decide to fire him.
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Despite a general consensus within the clubhouse that he’s not to blame, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza is on the hot seat.
After losing their 11th straight game, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal identified three potential replacements should the Mets decide to move on from Mendoza.
“The potential replacements for Mendoza would include farm director Andy Green, who managed the San Diego Padres from 2016 to ’19; bench coach Kai Correa, who has never managed; and newly elected Hall of Famer Carlos Beltrán, who has never coached or managed,” Rosenthal wrote via The Athletic. “The Mets hired Beltrán to take over for Mickey Callaway in 2020, but he stepped down over his role in the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal without ever managing. Cohen bought the team later that year.”
After Sunday’s 2-1 loss in Chicago, the Mets’ losing streak reached 11 games, extending a troubling pattern for Mendoza that includes last season’s late collapse that cost the Mets a playoff berth.
Recent managerial decisions have drawn criticism. On Saturday, Mendoza removed pitcher Freddy Peralta in the sixth inning of a 1-1 game, and Brooks Raley surrendered a three-run home run on his first pitch.
Sunday’s game featured an unconventional pitching plan, starting reliever Tobias Myers before bringing in scheduled starter . later blew a save in the ninth inning.
The potential replacements include Andy Green, Kai Correa, and Carlos Beltrán.
Mendoza is on the hot seat due to the Mets' 11-game losing streak and a previous late-season collapse that cost them a playoff spot.
Carlos Beltrán has never coached or managed, having stepped down before managing the Mets in 2020 due to his involvement in the Astros' sign-stealing scandal.

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In extra innings, Mendoza chose not to intentionally walk Cubs leadoff hitter Nico Hoerner with first base open and the winning run on third. Hoerner delivered the game-winning sacrifice fly.
It’s fair to note that Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns expressed confidence in Mendoza on Friday before the Cubs series.
The Mets return to Citi Field on Tuesday.
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