NEW YORK — From the front office to the field, the New York Mets have failed in almost every area over the past year.
And on Friday, manager Carlos Mendoza took the fall.
Halfway through a wretched season, Mendoza was fired as skipper of the underperforming Mets and replaced by former San Diego Padres manager Andy Green, who was already working in the organization.
New York had entered the day 34-47 at the season’s midpoint, last of the five teams in the National League East Division — 15 games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves — and 9 1/2 back of the final NL wild-card berth.
Mets owner Steve Cohen had high expectations for a team seeking to satisfy the fan base of a franchise without a World Series title since 1986. New York opened the season with Major League Baseball’s highest payroll at $358 million and was projected to owe an additional $124 million in luxury tax.