Carlos Mendoza Receives Curious Backing From Mets

Manager Carlos Mendoza’s situation with the New York Mets became a little more curious this week in the wake of two managers being fired in recent days.

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The Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora on Saturday. The Philadelphia Phillies were interested in hiring Cora, but he rejected any offer before the Phillies ultimately fired manager Rob Thomson on Tuesday, naming Don Mattingly as interim manager.

The Mets entered Friday night’s contest against the Los Angeles Angels with a 10-21 record, the worst in the National League East. The Mets are 11.5 games back from the Atlanta Braves for first place in the division.

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Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns called to tell Mendoza that his job was safe on Friday morning.

Stearns believes the issues with the Mets don’t stem from Mendoza.

"We know our record is not what we want, and we know we are capable of more," Stearns told MLB.com. "We don't view this as a manager problem, and we don't intend to make a change."

Stearns did use the word “intend” when talking to DiComo, leaving open the possibility that the Mets could make different plans in the future if things don’t change for a roster with the MLB’s second-highest payroll.

Stearns made similar comments on April 17, suggesting the team wasn’t playing up to its abilities. He thought players were chasing after pitches to try and jumpstart the offense.

“Urgency is not the problem here,” Stearns said. “There’s plenty of urgency. There’s plenty of want, and sometimes that can lead to things like a higher chase rate, unfortunately… “We haven’t hit. When you don’t hit, you can look stagnant. I don’t think we’re stagnant, I think we’re playing hard.”

Since Stearns made those comments, the Mets have not turned things around. The Mets ended the month of April by losing five of their last six games.

To some extent, Mendoza does share in the responsibility for the Mets losing games this season. His decision and explanation to pitch to Chicago Cubs infielder Nico Hoerner in extra innings should have been reason enough for Stearns to change his analysis of the manager’s competency.

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This story was originally published May 1, 2026 at 7:51 PM.