Terry Collins knew the Mets needed to shake things up.
Following a disappointing 2025 season, the Mets have parted ways with several of their top players, sending outfielder Brandon Nimmo the Rangers and letting closer Edwin Diaz and first baseman Pete Alonso walk in free agency, Collins, who managed the Mets from 2011 to 2017, is welcoming this time of change for the team.
“This core has not won,” Collins said on Baseball Night in New York. “So maybe it’s time to go with a different core.”
The Mets’ coaching staff gained several new faces following an overhaul as manager Carlos Mendoza enters his third year in the role.
“When your rear end is on the line, there comes a time where you say, ‘We need to make some changes here,’” Collins said.
The Mets moved on from the majority of their coaching staff after the 83-79 season — including bench coach John Gibbons, hitting coaches Jeremy Barnes and Eric Chavez, pitching coaches Jeremy Hefner and Desi Druschel, and base coaches Mike Sarbaugh and Antoan Richardson.
Last month, the Mets announced six new coaches to the big league level while retaining three staff members under Mendoza.
Returning to the staff are bullpen coach José Rosado, Rafael Fernandez, who was promoted to assistant hitting coach, and Danny Barnes, now serving as quality assurance coach. New additions to the staff include bench coach Kai Correa and director of Major League hitting Jeff Albert.