"It appears as though there is one more major coaching departure within the New York Mets' ranks, after all, as the club and first-base coach Antoan Richardson were unable to reach an agreement on a new contract. ESPN's Jeff Passan was first to report of the breakdown in negotiations, and that Richardson is now expected to depart from the Mets."
"The 42-year-old was seen as the engineer of New York's elite running game. The team set a league record by successfully stealing 39 straight bases, while Juan Soto swiped a career-high 38 bags in his debut campaign in Queens. His previous career-best was 12. As a team, the Mets stole 147 bases out of 165 attempts. Antoan did an unbelievable job, Soto said of Richardson after he joined the 30-30 club."
"Richardson was one of the only coaches from manager Carlos Mendoza's staff who were invited to stay with the Mets next season after their historic collapse resulted in a shocking postseason miss. Bench coach John Gibbons, pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, third-base coach Mike Sarbaugh, along with hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes, all departed the team shortly after the end of the 2025 campaign."
Antoan Richardson and the New York Mets could not reach a new contract agreement, and Richardson is expected to depart as first-base coach. Richardson was credited with engineering the Mets' elite running game, helping the team set a record of 39 consecutive successful steals while Juan Soto swiped a career-high 38 bases in Queens. The Mets stole 147 bases on 165 attempts as a team. Richardson had been one of the few coaches invited to remain after the club's historic collapse and postseason miss. Several other coaches left after the 2025 campaign, and the Mets are actively reshaping the coaching staff.
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