NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Mendoza will return as manager of the New York Mets next season, after his high-priced team faded badly in the second half this year and missed the playoffs .

At a news conference Monday to discuss the collapse, President of Baseball Operations David Stearns said Mendoza is definitely coming back. Anything else would have been a surprise, considering Mendoza was a huge hit last year in his debut and remains under contract through 2026 with a club option for 2027.

“I believe Carlos has all the same traits and assets that I believed in when we hired him two years ago, and I think over the course of his tenure here he has demonstrated that,” Stearns said. “We had a tough year this year, there's no question. We are all disappointed, we are all frustrated — Mendy as m

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