"After a historic collapse to close the season, the Mets are overhauling their coaching staff. Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes will not retain their positions next season, reported Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. New York is also not bringing back infield coach Mike Sarbaugh, reported Andy Martino of SNY. Martino also noted bench coach John Gibbons is leaving the team and catching instructor Glenn Sherlock is retiring."
"The significant coaching shakeup comes a few days after the Mets completed an epic late-season meltdown with a loss on Sunday to the Marlins. New York peaked at 45-24 in mid-June, the best record in the league. They were slowly tracked down by Philadelphia for the NL East divisional crown, and then by Cincinnati for the final Wild Card spot. The Mets won just 10 games in September and endured a brutal eight-game losing streak."
The Mets are overhauling their coaching staff and will not retain pitching coach Jeremy Hefner or hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes. Infield coach Mike Sarbaugh will not be brought back, bench coach John Gibbons is leaving, and catching instructor Glenn Sherlock is retiring. The changes follow a late-season collapse after New York peaked at 45-24 in mid-June, won just 10 games in September, and finished with an eight-game losing streak. Hefner spent six seasons as pitching coach as the staff produced mixed ERA rankings and endured multiple key injuries down the stretch.
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