The New York Mets are planning to interview former player Carlos Beltran, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Mike Bell and Carlos Beltrán are just two of the candidates the #Mets plan to interview in person for their managerial vacancy. Team also will interview former #Yankees and #Marlins manager Joe Girardi, per @JonHeyman. Others also under consideration.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) October 9, 2019
As Rosenthal reports, the Mets will also interview Bell (the current VP of player development for the Diamondbacks) as well as Girardi as they look for a successor to Mickey Callaway.
Beltran was the marquee signing prior to the 2015 season, inking a seven-year, $119 million contract with the Mets. Though he disappointed in his first season in the Big Apple, Beltran put together the finest year of his career in 2006. He slashed .275/.388/.594 with 41 homers and 116 RBIs, winning a Gold Glove and placing fourth in the National League MVP voting.
The Manati, PR native spent seven-plus seasons with the Mets, making five All-Star teams and leading New York to within a game of the World Series in 2006.
Beltran has stayed in the game even after retiring in 2017. He acts as a special advisor to the New York Yankees, but has also been vocal about the possibility of making his return to Queens.
He spoke with Newsday's Anthony Rieber about his interest in taking over as Mets skipper.
“I feel like it’s going to be a possibility,” Beltran said of managing. “When I interviewed with the Yankees [in 2017], I had just retired.”
Beltran interviewed for the Yankees manager job that went to Aaron Boone in 2017. He had just retired from playing and wasn’t ready to make a full-time commitment in another job. But the Yankees were so impressed that they hired him as a special adviser.
The Mets won 86 games in 2019, and they have a bright future with a promising rotation and a host of young and talented positional players.
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