Tim Teufel will stay with the Mets as a roving infield instructor and club ambassador, the team announced Friday.
Teufel, 58, was replaced as third base coach by Glenn Sherlock on Nov. 15.
He was also offered the position of Triple-A Las Vegas manager, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported.
"Tim Teufel has done an excellent job for us over many years in many different roles," Mets GM Sandy Alderson said in a press release when the hire of Sherlock was announced. "I hope he continues in the Mets organization."
Teufel played for the Mets from 1986 to 1991 and has worked for the organization since 2007.