{"id":736505,"date":"2026-06-27T01:27:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T01:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/736505\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T01:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T01:27:18","slug":"albert-pujols-expresses-why-hed-be-interested-in-mets-manager-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/736505\/","title":{"rendered":"Albert Pujols expresses why he’d be interested in Mets manager job"},"content":{"rendered":"

Albert Pujols has indicated he could see himself managing the orange and blue.<\/p>\n

Pujols told MLB Network that he would be interested in managing the Amazin\u2019s, saying that owner Steve Cohen wants to win.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you have an owner that wants to win and wants to spend, that\u2019s huge,\u201d Pujols said<\/a> in the wake of the Friday firing of Carlos Mendoza. \u201cYou have the talent in the field, although this year hasn\u2019t been great for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pujols added that the Mets\u2019 disappointing record is due to injuries severely impacting the Mets\u2019 roster to start the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they built this club in the offseason and into Spring Training, they never thought they would have so many injuries like this,\u201d he said. \u201cYou look at that record and say \u2018Woah, why are they playing so poorly?\u2019 And it\u2019s because the guys that they brought in haven\u2019t been healthy in the field.<\/p>\n

\"BroadcasterAlbert Pujols waves to fans during the third inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. Jeff Curry-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you look at the talent they have, they have some good pieces right there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter where it is, I\u2019m going to bring in my experience learning from great managers in the past and try my best to build a great relationship with the players,\u201d Pujols added. \u201cBecause at the end of the day, I believe that communication is huge with your players.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"NewNew York Mets shortstop Bo Bichette (19) is greeted by his teammates in the dugout after he scores on his solo home run during the sixth inning when the New York Mets played the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/p>\n

Pujols, who was the skipper of the Dominican Republic during the World Baseball Classic, has shown interest in managing an MLB ballclub and was rumored to be in the running for the Angels\u2019 job this season before that eventually fell through.<\/p>\n

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Juan Soto, who played under Pujols during the WBC in March, told reporters that he believed the former 11-time All-Star was a great team leader.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s truly incredible having a legend like Albert in the clubhouse, leading every single one of us as our manager,\u201d Juan Soto\u00a0told reporters in Spanish,\u00a0according to ESPN<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s been in our shoes and truly understands how we feel, how the pieces move on the field, every swing we take, every decision we make.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s right there with us through it all, and that makes it something truly special and beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Albert Pujols has indicated he could see himself managing the orange and blue. Pujols told MLB Network that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":736506,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2396],"tags":[7268,5,1443,101,4,1690,61,2548,4203,185],"class_list":["post-736505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-mets","tag-albert-pujols","tag-baseball","tag-carlos-mendoza","tag-mets","tag-mlb","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-mets","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkmets","tag-sports"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116819476122074585","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=736505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/736506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=736505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=736505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=736505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}