This afternoon at Citi Field, the Mets introduced Carlos Mendoza as the 25th manager in club history in a broadcast on SNY. There were a few parallels with the first manager to helm the team on SNY, as Willie Randolph took the helm of the Mets after being bench coach for the Yankees, which is the same immediate path Mendoza took.
Mendoza spoke of his career path, from a kid in Venezuela to a prospect in the San Francisco Giants organization, to a coach in the Yankees system, to now the manager of the Mets.