Mets make major coaching staff changes after 2025 collapse

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A large crowd attends the baseball game between the Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field in New York, N.Y., on April 19, 2025. (Photo by Gordon Donovan/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCENew York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns teased that major changes to the coaching staff outside of Carlos Mendoza were on the horizon. Hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes, along with pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and third-base coach Mike Sarbaugh, will not return in 2026, the team announced. Mets pitching became a liability after Kodai Senga’s hamstring injury on June 12. The Mets were one of the most efficient base-stealing teams in the majors this season, and Richardson guided Soto into a near 40-40 man.