Mets Reportedly Don’t Plan on Firing Carlos Mendoza After Missing MLB Playoff Bracket

The New York Mets were one of the biggest disappointments in baseball this season, failing to reach the postseason after losing 4-0 to the Miami Marlins on Sunday.

Big changes are likely coming to Queens, but perhaps not at manager.

Andy Martino of SNY reported Sunday that, “According to sources with direct knowledge, the Mets have no plans to fire Carlos Mendoza. A change would require a series of events that was not at all in motion as the Mets finished off their collapse on Sunday evening. You should, however, expect notable and perhaps widespread changes to the coaching staff. This feels like the biggest news to watch in the immediate aftermath.”

The Mets had the best record in baseball on June 12 (45-24), but since that date played like one of the worst teams in the sport:

Mendoza, 45, took blame for the epic collapse.

“I take responsibility. I’m the manager,” he told reporters. “It starts with me, and I’ve got to take a long look here—how I need to get better. That was a message to the whole team as well. This is unacceptable.”

Despite the team’s struggles since June, the Mets had a chance to reach the postseason after the Cincinnati Reds lost on Sunday. A win would have secured the final Wild Card berth for the Mets, but they were shut out by the Marlins.

“It’s hard to describe,” Mendoza told reporters. “I just got done addressing the team and there’s no word to describe what we’re going through. It’s pain, it’s frustration—you name it. Came in with a lot of expectations and here we are, going home. Not only we fell short, we didn’t even get into October. And this is a team that is built not only to get to October but to play deep into October. And again—pissed, sad, frustrated, you name it.”

In two seasons as New York’s manager, Mendoza has led the team to a 172-151 record and a postseason berth last season. The Mets reached the NLCS last season after a magical late-season run, losing to the eventual champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

This season, however, the team seemed to have the opposite of magic. With a Wild Card berth ripe for the taking, the Mets went 9-15 in September. The sequence that foreshadowed the heartbreak to come was an eight-game losing streak between Sept. 6-13, which included a pair of losses to the Reds (securing the head-to-head tiebreaker for Cincy) and a four-game sweep against the Philadelphia Phillies (basically sealing the NL East crown for Philly).

The Mets have some work to do to move on from the disappointment of 2025. It appears that Mendoza will be tasked with leading the effort.

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