Mets announce player development staff (2024)

FLUSHING, N.Y., February 8, 2024 – The New York Mets today announced their 2024 minor league coaching staffs, as well their player development and medical personnel for the upcoming season.

Dick Scott will begin his 11^th season with the Mets and his second season as the manager for the Triple-A Syracuse Mets. Reid Brignac enters his fifth season with the organization and his third with Double-A Binghamton. Brignac guided the Rumble Ponies to the Eastern League Championship series in 2023, their first postseason berth since 2017. Gilbert Gomez will manage the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones after managing the Single-A St. Lucie Mets in 2023. Yucarybert De la Cruz begins his first season as manager for Single-A St. Lucie. De La Cruz served as the club’s bench coach last season and managed Dominican Summer League Mets #2 from 2018-2022. Danny Ortega manages the Florida Complex League Mets after serving as the manager for Dominican Summer League Mets Orange in 2023. Félix Fermín Jr. will manage Dominican Summer League Mets Orange in his first season with the Mets organization. Fermin Jr., the son of 10-year major league veteran Félix Fermín, previously served as an international scout for the Tampa Bay Rays from 2018-2023. He also has coaching and managing experience in Mexico and Dominican Republic. Gilberto Mejia will manage Dominican Summer League Mets Blue after serving as the club’s bench coach in 2023.

Below is a complete listing of the Mets minor league coaching staffs:

Player Development Staff

Andy Green - Senior Vice President, Player Development

Andrew Christie - Director, Player Development

Max Vogel Freedman - Manager, Player Development

Eric Jagers - Vice President, Pitching

Jono Armold - Pitching Coordinator

Kyle Rogers - Pitching & Performance Integration Coordinator

Jeff Albert - Director, Hitting Development

Kevin Mahala - Coordinator, Hitting Development

Eddy Rodriguez - Field Coordinator

Miguel Bonilla - Complex & DSL Pitching Coordinator

Bob Natal - Catching Coordinator

Shane Robinson - Outfield Coordinator

Peter Mooney - Roving Infield Instructor

Luis Rivera - Infield Coordinator

Jemile Weeks - Baserunning Coordinator

Jeremy Kivel - Minor League Rehab Pitching Coach

Minor League Performance

JT Podell - Director of Minor League Athletic Training and Rehabilitation

Anthony Olivieri - Minor League Medical Coordinator

Luke Novosel - Minor League Rehabilitation Coordinator

Katherine Hinojosa - Assistant, Minor League Performance Nutrition

Kory Wan - Strength & Conditioning Rehab Coach

Alexander Gough - Minor League Physical Therapist

Tyler Ward - Minor League Physical Therapist

Minor League Operations

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Player (25)	Pos	Base Salary
Francisco Lindor	SS	$32,000,000
Pete Alonso	1B	$20,500,000
Brandon Nimmo	LF	$20,250,000
Sean Manaea	SP	$14,500,000

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