The New York Mets are hiring David Stearns as their president of baseball operations, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, tabbing the architect of multiple division titles in Milwaukee to help deliver the first World Series championship to Queens in nearly four decades.
Stearns, 38, has long been rumored to take over the Mets after stepping down as Brewers president after the 2022 season and will officially begin in early October, after the regular season ends, sources told ESPN.
A New York native who grew up a Mets fan, Stearns was denied permission by the Brewers to talk about the Mets' top baseball-operations job after the 2021 season.
Stearns' contract with Milwaukee, which is set to expire after this season, allowed him to speak with other teams following this year's Aug.