At long last, the New York Mets will finally have someone in charge of baseball decisions and running the team. Billy Eppler is reportedly finalizing a deal to become their new general manager, according to multiple sources including ESPN’s Jeff Passan and MLB Network’s Jon Heyman.
Eppler, 46, had accepted a position with William Morris Endeavor, which is a talent representation agency that recently ventured into the baseball world and had free agent shortstop Carlos Correa as its highest profile client. However, he will now take over the Mets, and the offseason, for them, can finally get started.