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J.D. Martinez joins another former Met, Carlos Beltr\u00e1n, as a special assistant in the front office. Christopher Pasatieri \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
March 31, 2026Updated 7:43 pm EDT<\/p>\n
The Mets are adding long-time big-leaguer J.D. Martinez to their front office as a special assistant to David Stearns, the team announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody saw what he meant to the team in 2024, not only on the field but off the field,\u201d manager Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cSuper consistent, very knowledgeable and very positive. He\u2019s a guy who\u2019s won the World Series and been in the playoffs. Overall, it\u2019s a huge addition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martinez joins another former Met, Carlos Beltr\u00e1n, as a special assistant in the front office. When discussing the role with Martinez, the Mets envisioned it as similar to the one Beltr\u00e1n serves: spending time inside the front office to learn how the organization\u2019s processes work and inside the clubhouse on occasional homestands and road trips throughout the season.<\/p>\n
\u201c(It\u2019s) not only with the position players but with the pitchers,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cThere\u2019s so much value to having pitchers talk to a Hall of Famer like Carlos Beltr\u00e1n and now J.D. Martinez with their minds and everything they bring to the table.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Mets first discussed a potential front office role with Martinez back in 2024, when he played for them. The door was open, the club had said, whenever he was ready to hang up his spikes.<\/p>\n
Martinez did not play in 2025 and picked up the conversation with the Mets last winter.<\/p>\n
His 120 games with the 2024 Mets, who advanced to the NLCS, were his last in the majors. In that season and several others across his time in Houston, Detroit, Arizona, Boston and Los Angeles, Martinez was lauded by teammates for his hitting acumen and his leadership in hitters\u2019 meetings.<\/p>\n
Over 14 seasons in the majors, Martinez made six All-Star teams and finished as high as fourth in MVP voting. That came for a 2018 Red Sox team that won 108 regular-season games and the World Series.<\/p>\n
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