Buck Showalter will be among the candidates to get a second round of interviews with the New York Mets concerning their vacant managerial position, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple reports.
Joe Espada will have his second interview on Thursday, while Matt Quatraro will also return to talk to the Mets, sources confirmed ESPN.
New general manager Billy Eppler, who spent 2015 through 2020 in the Angels organization, said last month that he would talk to the baseball operations department about the best approach on hiring a skipper, balancing the factors between in-game management, analytical approach and clubhouse culture creation.