Although the lockout in Major League Baseball continues deep into the off-season, the Mets have been busy.
On Thursday, the Mets pulled off a rare coup by hiring Eric Chavez, a former slugger and star infielder, as their hitting coach, just a few weeks after the Yankees had named him as their assistant hitting coach. The move, along with the rest of Mets Manager Buck Showalter’s coaching staff, has yet to be announced by the team.
The Yankees had high hopes for Chavez, a six-time Gold Glove third baseman who smashed 260 home runs over 17 seasons, including 13 seasons with the Oakland Athletics and two in the Bronx.