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Mets manager Carlos Mendoza discussed a phone call with president David Stearns, who stated the team does not plan to change managers despite a poor 10-21 record. Mendoza emphasized the importance of results and the support he feels from the team's ownership.
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Mets manager Carlos Mendoza spoke with president of baseball operations David Stearns on the morning of Friday's game at the Los Angeles Angels, he said before the 9:38 p.m. series opener in Anaheim, Calif. Mendoza was asked about a report earlier Friday from MLB.com's Anthony DiComo, who cited an interview with Stearns in which Stearns said that the Mets "don't intend to make a change" at manager.
Mendoza did not "get into the details of the conversation" during Friday's pregame media availability but said that he "understands the situation." The Mets enter a nine-game road trip -- starting with a three-game set at the 12-20 Angels -- with an MLB-worst 10-21 record.
"We all understand the situation," Mendoza said. "It's good to have that conversation with him. But at the end of the day, we have a job and we have a responsibility. Since Day 1, since I've been in this job, I feel the support from (owner) Steven (Cohen), Alex (Cohen) and David. I love working for them. We have a really good working relationship here. But it's about the results on the field as well.
"Steve is not happy. Alex is not happy. David is not happy. I'm not happy. All of us are frustrated. Together, we've got to find a way to get these guys out of this funk. And that's what we'll continue to do. I'm pretty confident in our coaches, our players that this will turn."
Mendoza added that he and Stearns "have conversations all the time."
"I think it was just organically and it happened today," Mendoza said.
The Mets hired Stearns and Mendoza before the 2024 season. New York went 89-73 and reached the NLCS in 2024 before going 83-79 and missing the playoffs in 2025.
"Me and my family understand what comes with this job -- from the very beginning," said Mendoza, who was the Yankees' bench coach from 2018-23. "I'm grateful for the support that I have from my family, but look -- we understand it's a business. We just got to continue to show up and I've got to do my job, and that's to get the best out of these guys."
Carlos Mendoza mentioned that he understands the situation and appreciates the conversation with David Stearns, but did not disclose details.
The Mets currently have an MLB-worst record of 10-21.
David Stearns stated that the Mets do not intend to make a change at manager, supporting Carlos Mendoza.
Carlos Mendoza expressed that he feels supported by owner Steven Cohen, Alex Cohen, and David Stearns, despite the team's struggles.
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Stearns told DiComo that the Mets "don't view this as a manager problem," and Mendoza did not point that sentiment when asked about it in his pregame media availability.
"We are all in this together," he said. "This is not a one specific area. We lose together. We win together. And that's how we will continue to do this. But I'm not going to sit here and say, 'Well, this is the reason why.' No. We're all responsible, and it starts with me."
The Mets started 7-4. The have lost 17 of their past 20 games.
"It's a professional clubhouse, right?" Mendoza said. "A lot of guys are established in this league, and they know the situation. So, they know where we're at as a team and they know that, together, we've got to go out and do it. So, pressure's especially in New York. When there's high expectations and you're not playing the way you're capable of or you're not meeting those expectations, situations like this will come up. But, again, that's a lot of superstars there in that locker room that they understand. But the messaging is the same from them as well -- we're in this together."