Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza after 34-47 start - ESPN

The New York Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday, the team announced, with the club toiling through a six-game losing streak in a disastrous season.

Andy Green was named interim manager for the remainder of the season. He will take over a 34-47 club coming off a hapless four-game sweep at the hands of the Chicago Cubs to fall to a season-worst 13 games under .500.

«Carlos has led the organization with passion and grace and is beloved by everyone who works with him on a daily basis,» said Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns in a statement. «Carlos' impact on our players, staff, and culture over the last three seasons has been transformative. Unfortunately, we know we are falling short and change is necessary to move forward.»

The Mets will enter their series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday in last place in the National League East, 6½ games behind the fourth-place Washington Nationals and 15 games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves. They're 9½ games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the final NL's wild-card bid.

Mendoza, 46, was in his third season as manager with a club option for 2027 that was not exercised. He led the Mets to an improbable appearance in the NL Championship Series in his first year at the helm in 2024, guiding the club from one of the worst records in the majors in June to within two games of the World Series.

But his second season was a failure as the Mets inverted the results from 2024, jumping out to the best record in the majors before capsizing over the season's final 3½ months and failing to reach the postseason.

The nightmare continued this season. The Mets entered the season with World Series expectations after Stearns, with owner Steve Cohen's backing,