The Mets are overhauling much of their Major League coaching staff underneath manager Carlos Mendoza, giving the skipper a mostly clean slate to work with for his third season. Most of the coaches were holdovers from the previous regime, with some of them joining the Mets even before Steve Cohen took over as majority owner.

Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, hitting coaches Jeremy Barnes and Eric Chavez and third base/infield coach Mike Sarbaugh were all relieved of their duties on Friday, the club announced. Bench coach John Gibbons resigned, and the team formally announced the retirement of catching coordinator Glenn Sherlock, which was reported earlier this week.

The Mets will retain outfield and baserunning coach Antoan Richardson, strategy coach Danny Barnes and hitting assistant Rafae

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