Mets Manager Mendoza Stays Put Amid Scoring Woes

0:00It's April 29. You're listening to New York Met's News Today, AI-powered coverage of your team. I'm Cory with the story. Managers across Major League Baseball are dropping like flies this week. The Philadelphia Phillies fired their skipper Rob Thompson on Tuesday, just days after the Boston Red Sox acts Alex Cora and parts of his staff. But over in Queens, the New York Met's are holding steady with Carlos Mendoza at nine wins and 19 losses tied for the worst record in the league. Everyone figured a shake-up was coming after the Met's got swept by the Colorado Rockies, but Monday passed without a peep. Mendoza showed up to the team's big fundraiser, chatted with President of Baseball Operations David Sterns, and hand of media duties like always. Mendoza says talks with Sterns and owner Steve Cohen feel totally normal, no red flags about his job. The front office still backs the roster they built this winter, and trust Mendoza to get the most out of it, even with the rough start. The big problem the scoring runs, plain and simple.

1:02This lineup with stars like Juan Soto, Boba Shet, and Francisco Lindor is pounding the ball into the ground 44.3% of the time, ninth highest in Baseball, and it is killing their chances to win. Meanwhile, teams like the Nationals and Padres hit even more grounders, but a rack-up runs anyway. Mendoza stands by his hitting coaches and insists the group will turn it around as they kick off this series against Washington.