The Mets are looking to an old friend to fix their pitching woes.
Phil Regan, 82, will take over as the Mets’ interim pitching coach, while Ricky Bones will return as interim bullpen coach, in light of Dave Eiland and Chuck Hernandez receiving the boot. Regan has been affiliated with the organization for over a decade, and has recently been working with the Triple-A Syracuse Mets after medical issues sidelined pitching coach Glenn Abbott earlier in June.
Regan, whose nickname is “the Vulture,” finished his 12-year professional career in the early 70’s and went on to be a coach and scout later in life.