Meet Andy Green, former Padres manager now leading Mets after Carlos Mendoza firing

The New York Mets have done what was long expected and fired manager Carlos Mendoza after the team got off to a 34-47 start, including a 12-game losing streak in April.

Mendoza, who led New York to the National League Championship Series in 2024 during his first year on the job, will be replaced by Andy Green, a former manager of the San Diego Padres who will be the interim manager for the rest of the season.

Green has a tall task in front of him as the Mets have lost six consecutive games, including being swept at home by the Chicago Cubs. New York is currently 15 games back of the Atlanta Braves in the NL East.

Who is Andy Green?

Green is a 48-year-old former infielder who played for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2004-06, with a short stint with the Mets in 2009. In between those major-league stops, Green played for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional Baseball in 2007.

He finished his major-league career with a .200 batting average, two home runs and 12 RBI in 140 games.

Green's coaching career started with the Arizona Diamondbacks, first as a manager for the rookie-level Arizona League affiliate in 2011, then as manager of the advanced-rookie-level Missoula Osprey of the Pioneer League in 2012, and finally leading the Double-A Mobile BayBears in 2013-14. 

The Diamondbacks made Green their third-base coach in 2015, before he was named Padres manager in October 2015.

Green compiled a 274-366 record in his four seasons in San Diego, finishing last in the NL West twice during his tenure. He was fired in September 2019 and hired a few months later as the bench coach of the Chicago Cubs, where he spent four seasons (2020-23).

Green joined the Mets in 2023 and was in the team's front office as senior vice president of baseball development before Mendoza's firing thrust him back into the dugout as manager.

Will Andy Green become the Mets' permanent manager?

No. President of baseball operations David Stearns said at a Friday press conference at Citi Field that Green will return to the front office after this season. A full managerial search will follow. "Andy’s got a wealth of experience to help us in this role, in a variety of positions," Stearns said Friday. "His familiarity with some of our players and processes will help. He’ll provide a fresh perspective, new eyes, some new thoughts."