Mets Manager Mendoza: Staying the Course

0:00On April 28th, Metz manager Carlos Mendoza is holding steady despite the team's rough 9-19 start this season. While the Red Sox dumped Alex Korra last weekend and the Phillies fired Rob Thompson on Tuesday, no such talk has hit flushing. Mendoza says his bosses, President David Sterns and owner Steve Cohen, are keeping things business as usual. Earlier this week, even with an off-day to chat, the Metz front office skipped any moves on Mendoza. He got no firm assurances, but they've been focused on injuries to pictures like Kodai Shinga and Big Bats Juan Soto and Luis Robert Jr. Cohen texted him earlier this month to stay the course, and that's the vibe right now. Players in the clubhouse hear Mendoza preaching simplicity during this skid. He's telling them to lock in on fastballs since these big league hitters dominated them before. The offense ranks dead last at 30th, so that's the main fix he sees. Mendoza respects Korra and Thompson as top managers and hates seeing them go, but he gets it's the business when results lag.

1:02He's not dodging the heat, just showing up daily to squeeze the best from his squad. As the Metz kickoff a series against the Nationals tonight at City Field, Mendoza's energy stays on his players. They'll keep grinding, believing talent turns this around. That's the story for today, MLB News Today, driven by AI.