The New York Mets are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Queens, in New York City. They play in the National League East division. In the team's history (1962–), the Mets have employed 12 general managers (GMs).[1] The GM controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts.[2] The longest-tenured GM is Frank Cashen, who held the position for 11 years (1980–1990).[1] The Mets owner is currently Steve Cohen.
Table key edit
† or ‡ |
Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (‡ denotes induction as manager)[3] |
§ |
Member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame[4] |
Owners edit
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- Joan Whitney Payson (1962–1975)
- Charles Shipman Payson (1975–1980)
- Doubleday & Co. (1980–1986)
- Nelson Doubleday Jr. & Fred Wilpon (1986–2002)
- Sterling Equities (2002–2020)
- Steven A. Cohen (2020–present)
Current ownership edit
As of October 30, 2020, Steve Cohen is the owner of the Mets, with a 95% majority share with the team, with the Wilpons and Katz families retaining a 5% stake [5]
General managers edit
| #[a] | Name | Seasons | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Weiss‡§ | 1962–1966 | [1] |
| 2 | Bing Devine | 1967 | [1] |
| 3 | Johnny Murphy§ | 1968–1969 | [1] |
| 4 | Bob Scheffing | 1970–1974 | [1] |
| 5 | Joe McDonald | 1975–1979 | [1] |
| 6 | Frank Cashen§ | 1980– 1991 | [1] |
| 7 | Al Harazin | 1992– 1993 | [1] |
| 8 | Joe McIlvaine | 1994–1997 | [1] |
| 9 | Steve Phillips | 1997 | [1] |
| — | Frank Cashen (interim) | 1998 | [1] |
| 10 | Steve Phillips | 1998–2003 | [1] |
| 11 | Jim Duquette | 2004 | [1] |
| 12 | Omar Minaya | 2005–2010 | [1] |
| — | John Ricco (interim) | 2010 | [1] |
| 13 | Sandy Alderson | 2010–2018 | [1] |
| — | John Ricco (interim, as part of triumvirate) | 2018 | [1] |
| — | Omar Minaya (interim, as part of triumvirate) | 2018 | [1] |
| — | J. P. Ricciardi (interim, as part of triumvirate) | 2018 | [1] |
| 14 | Brodie Van Wagenen | 2018–2020 | [1] |
| 15 | Jared Porter | 2020–2021 | [6] |
| — | Zack Scott (interim) | 2021 | [7] |
| – | Sandy Alderson (interim) | 2021 | |
| 16 | Billy Eppler | 2021-2023 |
Other executives edit
Footnotes edit
- a #: A running total of the number of Mets' GMs. Thus, any GM who has two or more separate terms is only counted once.
- Assistant GM John Ricco served as interim GM following the dismissal of Minaya on October 4, 2010. He returned to Asst. GM on October 29, when Alderson was hired.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Executive Database". Baseball America. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ Schwarz, Alan (December 21, 2005). "2005 General Manager Roundtable". Baseball America. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ "Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
- ^ "Mets Hall of Fame". New York Mets. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
- ^ "Steve Cohen completes $2.4 billion purchase of New York Mets". ESPN.com. November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "New York Mets GM Jared Porter fired for sending explicit texts, images to reporter". ESPN. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ "Mets name Zack Scott acting GM". January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.