Carlos Mendoza has a new job — and it’s in the National League East.
The former Mets manager, who was fired during the team’s miserable first half of last season, was hired as the Phillies third base and infield coach.
The move was announced Thursday by Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, as Philadelphia made a string of coaching changes after signing Don Mattingly to a new two-year deal to remain as manager.
Mendoza, 46, spent two-and-a-half years in the Mets dugout after being hired by David Stearns.
He led them on a surprise run to the NLCS in 2024 before losing to the eventual champion Dodgers, but the Mets then had an ugly collapse following a strong opening two months in ‘25.
With high expectations heading into this past season, the Mets were a mess early and suffered through a 12-game losing streak in April.
Injuries to Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto didn’t help and despite playing better for part of May, a six-game losing streak in June sealed Mendoza’s fate and he was fired after a June 25 loss to the Cubs.
Mendoza was replaced by Andy Green on an interim basis before Green was given a three-year contract before the end of the season.
Prior to joining the Mets, Mendoza coached in the Yankees minor league system from 2011-17 before moving to the Yankees major coaching staff in 2018. He was Aaron Boone’s bench coach from 2020-23.
He finished his tenure with the Mets with a 206-199 record and now moves to Mattingly’s staff, which saw former Mets and Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long, as well as infield coach Bobby Dickerson, let go this week.
