Mets fire Buck Showalter as their manager

Buck Showalter has been axed by the New York Mets as their manager following a highly disappointing campaign, which saw the highest-spending team crumble out of any sort of contention from midsummer onwards.

Buck Showalter announced he will not return as Mets manager. pic.twitter.com/tjucewBdi6

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 1, 2023

Showalter admitted before Sunday’s game against Philadelphia he will be stepping down from the job, but the team have taken matters into its own hands and have decided to give him the sack instead.

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As things stand Mets are currently a mammoth-like 29 1/2 games behind NL East champion Atlanta.

New York is expected to hire David Stearns as president of baseball operations above general manager Billy Eppler, and Showalter’s departure clears the way for Stearns to pick the next manager.

“We are heading in a new direction, with a new president of baseball operations and we let Buck know we’ll be parting ways. We will begin the search for a new manager immediately,” Mets owner Steve Cohen said in a statement.