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New York Mets hire interim manager Andy Green for full-time job, giving him 3-year contract

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Fitzpatrick, M. (2026, September 22). New York Mets hire interim manager Andy Green for full-time job, giving him 3-year contract. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/new-york-mets-hire-interim-manager-andy-green-for-full-time-job-giving-him-3-year-contract/article_e6bdf50b-8a25-533b-9d2a-adf76bf10aa8.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-22 · by Mike Fitzpatrick

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The New York Mets announced on Tuesday that they have hired interim manager Andy Green as their full-time manager for three years. Previously, Green was overseeing the team’s farm system and took over as interim manager after Carlos Mendoza's firing in late June. Despite initial statements suggesting he would return to a front-office role after this season, the Mets decided against searching for another candidate due to the team's improved performance under Green since his appointment, with the Mets going 37-38 during that period.
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The New York Mets have appointed interim manager Andy Green as their full-time skipper for the next three years, reversing previous statements that he would return to a front-office role after this season. Green took over in June when Carlos Mendoza was fired and has since led the team to a 37-38 record. The decision was met with approval from Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen, who highlighted Green's ability to connect with players and bring positivity to the clubhouse. This move bypasses a potential search for external candidates like Alex Cora or Bob Melvin, opting instead for the continuity and leadership Green has provided since becoming interim manager in late June.

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📰 Mets Hire Andy Green Full-Time
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“Article A describes the hiring of Andy Green as full-time manager, while Article B reports on a game won by the Mets under Green's new position.”
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Mike Fitzpatrick
4 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 “I would have liked to have been trusted in that moment.”
🔮 Game 2 in the best-of-three series at Yankee Stadium is Wednesday night, when a victory would send New York into a best-of-five Division Series against AL East champion Tampa Bay.
🔮 The 22-year-old Anthony missed 101 games from May 5 to Aug. 29 with an injury to the same hand.
🔮 At the time, Green said he wasn’t particularly interested in managing beyond this year, and Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stears said Green would return to a front-office role after the season — a stance Stearns stuck to in the months that followed.
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Green PERSON · 5× Mets ORG · 2× Andy Green PERSON · 1× Carlos Mendoza PERSON · 1× David Stears PERSON · 1× NEW YORK GPE · 1× New York’s GPE · 1× Rangers ORG · 1× Texas GPE · 1× the New York Mets ORG · 1×

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At the time, Green said he wasn’t particularly interested in managing beyond this year, and Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stears said Green would return to a front-office role after the season — a stance Stearns stuck to in the months that followed.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-22
🔮 At the time, Green said he wasn’t particularly interested in managing beyond this year, and Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stears said Green would return to a front-office role after the season — a stance Stearns stuck to in the months that followed.

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In a change of course, the New York Mets hired interim manager Andy Green for the full-time job on Tuesday, giving him a three-year contract. asserted
Mets → hire → contract
The team made the announcement before opening a three-game series in Texas against the Rangers. Green had been running New York’s farm system before taking over as interim manager when Carlos Mendoza was fired in late June. asserted
Mendoza → make → June
At the time, Green said he wasn’t particularly interested in managing beyond this year, and Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stears said Green would return to a front-office role after the season — a stance Stearns stuck to in the months that followed. asserted
that → say → months
The last-place Mets have played better baseball under Green, however, going 37-38 since he took over, and the club chose not to conduct a search for a new manager this offseason. asserted
club → play → manager
Green also managed the San Diego Padres from 2016-19. asserted
Green → manage → 2016
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