Yankees’ managerial regret officially erased after bombshell Mets news

The Mets love pilfering the Yankees, but not for their treasure. They're usually picking up the scraps, with the exception of Juan Soto and (so we originally thought) Carlos Mendoza, despite plentiful evidence that this strategy does not work at all.

Once again, it's all come crashing down for the Mets. Mendoza was fired on Friday morning after an embarrassing series sweep at the hands of the Chicago Cubs despite David Stearns repeatedly retorting back at reporters that the Mets were not making any changes at manager for the first three months of the season.

Mendoza was a trusted figure on Aaron Boone's staff and seemed to be the manager-in-waiting during his years as bench coach. In fact, Yankees fans were upset when the Mets poached him! They had seen Mendoza manage a few games and speak to the media following many Boone ejections and liked his vibe, baseball acumen, and candor.

But as we know, almost everybody gets sapped of their powers once they touch down in Queens. Mendoza, after a "magical" 2024 run to the NLCS and a whole lot of absurd glazing in the aftermath, just oversaw an historic 2025 collapse and then started off 2026 with a 34-47 start in 2026.

It wasn't just the results that were concerning, though. The Mets are lifeless. They do night fight. They do not grind. They let things spiral out of control. Perhaps it wasn't all on Mendoza, since Stearns' roster construction was subpar (to say the least), but clearly the manager's voice was not impacting the clubhouse.

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For as frustrated Yankees fans get with Boone, the Mets are now on their sixth manager since the day his tenure began in the Bronx. And Mets fans still think they have any room to talk trash? Pretty hilarious.

Nonetheless, it's safe to say any "regret" over losing Mendoza is nonexistent among Yankees fans (if it wasn't already following the 2025 season). It's just yet another reminder that the grass isn't always greener, and the fan reactions (including us!) can very much have the shelf life of Trader Joe's produce. Sometimes we are right, but many other times we are very wrong.

Maybe in an alternate universe Mendoza would've had a lovely time as Yankees manager, and ousting Boone sooner could've gotten New York closer to its goal. We'll never know. Maybe if they switched roles, Boone would've suffered the same fate on a directionless Mets team that seemingly only exists for the benefit of Steve Cohen's future casino.

Whatever hypotheticals we want to peddle or explore don't matter. Boone is climbing the ranks of Yankees managers (whether we like it or not) and another former Yankee bites the dust in a much less favorable situation. It's a tale as old as time, and that's why it's far easier for Yankees fans to sleep at night than most other fanbases.

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