Andy

Green

Falvey was previously the Twins’ president of baseball operations, and the Twins reached the postseason four times under his leadership, earning a wild-card spot in 2017 and winning the division in 2019, 2020 and 2023. He will work closely with David Stearns, who he previously worked with in Cleveland in 2011-12. Additionally, Kris Gross, who was in charge of the Mets’ last three drafts (selecting Nolan McLean, Carson Benge, etc.), has been promoted to assistant general manager of scouting.

Green receives a new contract to stay on as New York’s permanent manager after spending the last three months as the club’s interim skipper. Mets president David Stearns ultimately decided to reverse course on hiring a new manager after Green, who hasn’t managed since being dismissed by the Padres back in 2019, did an admirable job navigating the injury-ravaged Mets following Carlos Mendoza’s dismissal in late June. He’s displayed an uncanny knack for saying the right thing to the media when faced with difficult situations over the last few weeks and has certainly earned the opportunity to lead New York’s relatively young nucleus for the next couple seasons.

Stearns made it clear that the club will begin the search for a new manager at the conclusion of the regular season. Green, who previously managed the Padres from 2016-2019, took over as New York’s temporary skipper after Carlos Mendoza was fired in late June. He joined the Mets in a front office role prior to the 2024 campaign and will likely fill a similar role in their player development engine moving forward.

Green, who managed the Padres from 2016-2019, decided to leave for New York after the Cubs fired manager David Ross earlier this month to hire former Brewers manager Craig Counsell. The 46-year-old, who served as Chicago’s bench coach for the last three seasons, will work in player development for the Mets. He reportedly interviewed for the Mets’ managerial vacancy before the club settled on Yankees bench coach Carlos Mendoza for the position.

Green managed the Padres for four seasons before being fired after the 2019 season. He’s also on the Guardians’ list as a managerial candidate.

Will Sammon of The Athletic adds that the Guardians are also expected to make a push for Brewers manager Craig Counsell, whose contract expires following the Fall Classic. Green managed the Padres for four seasons before being fired at the end of the 2019 campaign.

Tingler served as the Rangers’ player development and field coordinator in 2019 and has close ties to Padres general manager A.J. Preller from their days together in the Texas organization. He has past managerial experience in the Dominican Summer League, Dominican Winter League, and rookie-level Arizona League. Braves third base coach Ron Washington was thought to be the other finalist for the vacancy in San Diego. Mark Loretta also apparently got an interview earlier this week and could potentially join Tingler’s staff in some capacity. Andy Green was fired on September 21 after spending four years as the Padres’ skipper.

There were reports last week that the Padres were deciding between Braves third base coach Ron Washington and Rangers player development and field coordinator Jayce Tingler, and further reports suggested that the Friars might go ahead and hire both. Loretta could be part of a larger reworking of the coaching staff, or he may even be a real candidate to take over as skipper. It’s been a tight-lipped search in San Diego. Loretta served as the Cubs’ bench coach in 2019 under Joe Maddon, who’s now with the Angels.

Carl Steward, formerly of the Bay Area News Group, was first to report that San Diego might hire both Washington and Tingler. Steward speculates that Washington is more likely of the two to serve as manager, with Tingler possibly as bench coach. Heyman, meanwhile, believes that Tingler could still be the skipper. It sounds like the Padres will have a decision relatively soon.

Heyman cautions that it’s not a done deal and that Braves third base coach Ron Washington is still in the running. However, it sounds like it will be an upset if Tingler doesn’t wind up with the gig. Tingler previously served as a coach on former Rangers skipper Jeff Banister’s staff and has also managed in the Dominican Winter League and Dominican Summer League.