When the New York Mets hired Mickey Callaway after the 2017 season, they were giving a successful pitching coach an opportunity to succeed at the next coaching level. Callaway had never managed before, which in hindsight, was probably a mistake on the part of Mets management to hire him in the first place.
We won’t have to wonder what the team will look like with him in 2020. On October 3, 2019, it became official; Mickey Callaway would not be returning to the Mets for a third year.
When Callaway took over, it looked like the 2018 team was prepared to return to the playoffs after a layoff.