The recent resignation of John Gibbons as Mets bench coach created a vacancy in the dugout, but it took less than two weeks for the team to choose a new top assistant for Carlos Mendoza's staff.
As first reported by Sports Illustrated's Pat Ragazzo, the Mets are hiring Kai Correa to fill their bench coach void.
The 37-year-old served in the same role for former Giants skipper Gabe Kapler from 2020-23, and spent the last two seasons as the Guardians' major league field coordinator, among other titles.
Correa, who played collegiately at Puget Sound in Washington state and was born in Hawaii, began his MLB coaching career in 2018, as a coach in the Guardians' farm system. He later became the league's youngest bench coach with the Giants, and managed the final three games of 2023 after the team's firing of Kapler.
The Mets made one other coaching move on Tuesday, tabbing director of hitting development Jeff Albert to lead the team's major league hitting program, meaning he'll be in the dugout for the 2026 season, and the Mets will look to hire an additional hitting coach to work under him.
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