(AP Photo/Ben Margot, File) APThe New York Mets are set to hire Eric Chávez as hitting coach, luring him away from the crosstown Yankees as the team begins to put together a staff under new manager Buck Showalter. Chávez and the Mets have an agreement in place, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person also confirmed the Mets were close to hiring Joey Cora as third base coach and Wayne Kirby as first base coach. He’s very open-minded,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said then about Chávez. And in November, the Yankees hired former Mets manager Luis Rojas as third base and outfield coach under Boone.

Source: New York Times January 07, 2022 16:17 UTC