There are only a small number of ways a head coach or manager can leave a team after winning a championship. When the New York Mets decided to move on from Edgardo Alfonzo this winter after the former manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones won the league championship in 2019, it was a peculiar move.
The beloved ex-Mets infielder was a victim of the Brodie Van Wagenen regime wanting their own men in place. As Alfonzo expressed in an Instagram post this week, he understands the franchise’s plans and how he doesn’t fit into them.