Some seasons linger longer than others, and for the New York Mets, the sting of 2025 still feels fresh. An 83-79 finish would be shrugged off by plenty of teams, but not a club that was playing for a pennant just a year earlier. The disappointment didn’t simply frustrate fans. It rattled a franchise that believed it was building toward something bigger, only to watch momentum slip through its fingers.

Manager Carlos Mendoza survived the year, though hardly with a vote of confidence. His return feels conditional, almost like the Mets want to believe in his vision but can’t ignore the reality that 2025 should have been far better. The manager enters next season knowing patience in Queens isn’t exactly renewable.

A Coaching Shake-Up Years in the Making

Even if Mendoza held onto his seat, m

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