A familiar face presents the Mets with an option to fill their managerial void.
Curtis Granderson, who played parts of four seasons in Queens, is on the Mets’ list of candidates to be their new manager, according to Robert Murray of Fansided.
The 40-year-old retired from playing following the 2019 season, capping a 16-year career spent between seven different teams. Granderson slashed .239/.341/.444 with 95 homers and 247 RBI’s in 573 games with the Mets, and was an integral part of the team’s 2015 run to the World Series.
A fan and clubhouse favorite throughout his career, Granderson currently serves as the president of Players Alliance, an initiative to help bring diversity and equity to baseball at all levels. He played for the Yankees when new Mets general manager Billy Eppler worked as an assistant general manager under Brian Cashman.
Granderson marks a stark contrast to 65-year-old Buck Showalter, whom the Mets have also been linked to. The Mets could also be interested in Brad Ausmus, whom Eppler hired when he was in charge of the Angels.