If Mets fire Carlos Mendoza, here are three potential replacements

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.