Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza after poor season start
Yahoo Sports • 2 min read • Latest: Jun 26, 2026, 2:01 PM
Last updated Jun 26, 2026
The New York Mets announced the firing of manager Carlos Mendoza on June 26, 2026, following a dismal 34-47 start to the season. The team has struggled this year, highlighted by a 12-game losing streak in April and six consecutive losses leading to Mendoza's dismissal. Andy Green will serve as the interim manager for the rest of the season. Mendoza was brought on before the 2024 season and had a playoff run that year but faced significant challenges in the subsequent seasons, including injuries and disappointing performances from key players.
- •Mets are 34-47 at the season's halfway mark.
- •Mendoza was hired before the 2024 season and led the team to the playoffs that year.
- •Andy Green is named interim manager for the remainder of the season.
- •Mets are currently on a six-game losing streak.
- •Team has battled injuries to key players like Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto.
- 2:00 PMYahoo Sports — Mets broadcasters speak glowingly of Carlos Mendoza after firing
- 5:13 PMYahoo Sports — Mets fire Mendoza as manager after 34-47 MLB season start
- 3:41 PMYahoo Sports — New York Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza after 34-47 start, 6-game skid
- 3:08 PMYahoo Sports — NY Mets Fire Carlos Mendoza After 34-47 Start: 7 Replacement Options, Including Alex Cora & Carlos Beltran
- 2:51 PMESPN — Mets fire manager Mendoza after 34-47 start
- 1:43 PMYahoo Sports — Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza after team stumbles to 34-47 start despite massive payroll
- 1:41 PMYahoo Sports — Mets fire Carlos Mendoza amid losing season. Here's who takes over
- 1:39 PMCBS MLB — Mets fire Carlos Mendoza: Manager out after dismal first half in Queens
"The New York Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday after a disastrous 34-47 start to the season that was capped off by being swept at home in a four-game series by the Chicago Cubs this week. It’s been a hugely disappointing season for a Mets team that has a Competitive Balance Tax payroll of…
"Carlos Mendoza was fired as manager of the New York Mets on Friday with the struggling Major League Baseball club mired in a six-game losing streak.The Mets, who opened the season 9-19, which included a 12-game losing streak, had not dumped a manager in mid-season since Willie Randolph in May 2008.
"The New York Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza after a 34-47 start to their 2026 MLB campaign, the National League East franchise announced Friday.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJun 28, 2026, 2:00 PMMets broadcasters speak glowingly of Carlos Mendoza after firing
The New York Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday after a disastrous 34-47 start to the season that was capped off by being swept at home in a four-game series by the Chicago Cubs this week. It’s been a hugely disappointing season for a Mets team that has a Competitive Balance Tax payroll of…
- Yahoo SportsJun 26, 2026, 5:13 PMMets fire Mendoza as manager after 34-47 MLB season start
Carlos Mendoza was fired as manager of the New York Mets on Friday with the struggling Major League Baseball club mired in a six-game losing streak.The Mets, who opened the season 9-19, which included a 12-game losing streak, had not dumped a manager in mid-season since Willie Randolph in May 2008.
- Yahoo SportsJun 26, 2026, 3:41 PMNew York Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza after 34-47 start, 6-game skid
The New York Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza after a 34-47 start to their 2026 MLB campaign, the National League East franchise announced Friday.
- Yahoo SportsJun 26, 2026, 3:08 PMNY Mets Fire Carlos Mendoza After 34-47 Start: 7 Replacement Options, Including Alex Cora & Carlos Beltran
On Friday morning, the inevitable happened. After a 34-47 start to the 2026 season — which followed an epic collapse […]
- ESPNJun 26, 2026, 2:51 PMMets fire manager Mendoza after 34-47 start
The New York Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday with the club toiling through a historically poor start.
- Yahoo SportsJun 26, 2026, 1:43 PMMets fire manager Carlos Mendoza after team stumbles to 34-47 start despite massive payroll
The Mets have seen enough from Carlos Mendoza.
- Yahoo SportsJun 26, 2026, 1:41 PMMets fire Carlos Mendoza amid losing season. Here's who takes over
The Mets announced the departure of manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday with the team sitting in last place at 34-47.
- CBS MLBJun 26, 2026, 1:39 PMMets fire Carlos Mendoza: Manager out after dismal first half in Queens
The Mets are 34-47 at the season's halfway mark, and Mendoza was let go on Friday morning
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