The Mets are making another round of changes on the big-league coaching staff under manager Andy Green.
On Tuesday, the club announced that director of major league hitting Jeff Albert, quality assurance coach Danny Barnes and batting practice pitcher Kevin Mahoney will not be back on the Mets’ major league staff in 2027. The team said all three could return to the organization in other roles, but for now they are free to talk with other clubs about opportunities.
The rest of Green’s staff is expected to return next season, including hitting coach Troy Snitker, pitching coach Justin Willard and bench coach Kai Correa.
Albert spent his first season running the Mets’ big-league hitting department after previously working in the organization’s minor-league system. The offense had some bright spots in 2026, including a big year from Rookie of the Year candidate Carson Benge, but the overall production was uneven.
New York finished with a .239 batting average, a .705 OPS, a 97 wRC+ and 699 runs scored, all of which ranked among the bottom 10 teams in MLB. The club did tie for seventh in home runs with 204.
At his end-of-season press conference at Citi Field last week, president of baseball operations David Stearns said he would consult with Green before deciding what changes the coaching staff needed.
The Mets also went through a major staff overhaul around this time last year, when they moved on from several coaches under then-manager Carlos Mendoza. That group included hitting coaches Jeremy Barnes and Eric Chavez, pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and bench coach John Gibbons, among others.
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