NEW YORK - Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor learned from phone messages that the New York Mets had fired hitting coach Chili Davis and assistant Tom Slater, a move that left players unhappy. Hugh Quattlebaum, the team’s minor league director of hitting development, was promoted to big league hitting coach. Kevin Howard, who was director of player development, was appointed the assistant hitting coach. “We just made a nice, new hire: Donnie,” Alonso said then. Donnie really helped us today, too.”Asked to explain further, Alonso said: “He’s a new hire.

Source: thestar May 04, 2021 23:32 UTC