{"id":797154,"date":"2026-09-05T09:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T09:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/797154\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T09:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T09:21:18","slug":"francisco-lindor-juan-soto-respect-andy-greens-personal-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/797154\/","title":{"rendered":"Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto respect Andy Green’s ‘personal decision’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andy Green seems set on keeping the interim tag<\/a> on his managerial role.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And even as the Mets continue to play well with Green in the dugout, both he and the organization are prepared for him to go back to the front office in the offseason, as Green is looking to avoid the everyday grind of a managerial job.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As president of baseball operations David Stearns said Friday, \u201cI think Andy\u2019s done a very good job in the dugout. Again, I think we will get to the point where I\u2019ll more fully describe what we\u2019re seeking in our next manager. Today\u2019s probably not the day to do that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto both said after Friday\u2019s 10-6 win over the Giants<\/a> that Green has done a good job in his new role, but respect his decision if he opts to return to the front office after the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a very personal decision,\u2019\u2019 Lindor told The Post. \u201cThat\u2019s between him and his family. We have no say in that. He has kept what he\u2019s said from Day 1 and you\u2019ve got to believe the guy. He\u2019s a very respectable guy, and honest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Soto added, \u201cIt\u2019s tough to not know what you\u2019re gonna get next year. That\u2019s the hardest part for a player, not knowing what\u2019s gonna happen. I know a lot of people want to be the manager, but when you get comfortable, it\u2019s tough to see them get away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"NewFrancisco Lindor celebrates his two-run home run in the dugout by trying to catch sunflower seeds in his mouth during the sixth inning of the Mets\u2019 10-6 win over the Giants at Citi Field on Sept. 4, 2026. Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/p>\n

And he also admired the job Green has done.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody feels good with him,\u2019\u2019 Soto said. \u201cHe stays out of the players\u2019 way and lets everybody do their own thing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

As to whether he\u2019s hoping Green changes his mind, Soto said: \u201cThat\u2019s his decision. We\u2019ve enjoyed his time here and we\u2019ve got to wait til he decides what he wants to do.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"AMets interim manager Andy Green speaks at a press conference at Citi Field on Sept. 4, 2026. Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/p>\n

Lindor, who said Green has excelled at \u201cmaking sure guys do what they need to do and is pushing to make us get better,\u201d will also be monitoring the situation closely.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s gonna be an interesting topic this offseason,\u2019\u2019 Lindor said of Green\u2019s future. \u201cWe\u2019ll see.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Green noted Friday that he \u201cloved\u201d the current team and \u201cloves the competition that comes from the dugout environment. That \u2026 part has never been in doubt or anything I\u2019ve ever wavered on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Lindor also understood why Green might want to step away.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s got to make a decision with his family and those are the only people that matters,\u201d Lindor said. \u201cWe\u2019re both dads and you have to respect his decision and want him to be with them. He was a manager once [before in San Diego]. He knows what it takes. He knows what he\u2019s doing and I fully respect his decision. I\u2019ll be on board with whatever he decides.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Andy Green seems set on keeping the interim tag on his managerial role.\u00a0 And even as the Mets…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":797155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2396],"tags":[52179,5,227,134,101,4,1690,61,2548,4203,185],"class_list":["post-797154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-mets","tag-andy-green","tag-baseball","tag-francisco-lindor","tag-juan-soto","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\/117217701922250068","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797154","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=797154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/797155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=797154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=797154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=797154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}