Mets owner says president of baseball operations will remain in role

The owner of the New York Mets said Wednesday he will not dismiss the team's president of baseball operations despite a second straight disappointing season. The executive is in the third year of a five-year contract. The owner told the New York Post that the team will make other changes but will not move the president of baseball operations out of the role.

"We'll figure out what changes that need to be made," the owner said. "But the change that's not gonna be made is moving David out at this point. " The owner bought the team in November 2020. The president of baseball operations was hired at the end of the 2023 season after previously working with the Milwaukee Brewers.

In the executive's first full season, the team reached the National League Championship Series in 2024. The following year the team finished outside the postseason. The owner said the 2024 postseason appearance should be considered when evaluating the executive.

The owner added that frequent personnel changes would make it harder to attract staff. The team entered this season with the second-highest payroll in the majors. The president of baseball operations oversaw roster changes after the previous season.

Four of the team's longest-tenured players were no longer with the club by January.