Former 13-year veteran catcher Brian Schneider, who played 122 games with the Philadelphia Phillies among the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons, has been named manager of the New York Mets’ Triple-A affiliate in Syracuse, according to Syracuse.com.
Schneider, 43, replaces Tony DeFrancesco as the Triple-A Syracuse Mets manager; DeFrancesco was named the Mets’ major league first base coach earlier in the offseason as part of Carlos Beltran’s staff.
Schneider had recently served as catching coach for the Miami Marlins; in 2014, less than two years after retirement from his playing career, he managed the Marlins’ Class A-Advanced affiliate, the Jupiter Hammerheads, of the Florida State League.