The Mets have found their new pitching coach. According to a Newsday report, Dave Eiland will be the man in charge of keeping New York’s bevy of talented arms in line during the 2018 season. The news comes a month after the 51-year-old Eiland was let go by the Royals during an organizational shake-up.
Eiland made his debut as a pitcher back in 1988 with the Yankees, and 12 years later he returned to the franchise as coach following his retirement as a player with Tampa Bay. Eiland worked his way through the Yankees’ farm system and was finally named pitching coach of the big league club in 2008.