"After working within the Cleveland Guardians' organization, Correa, 36, joined the San Francisco Giants as a 31-year-old, where he served as the bench coach under manager Gabe Kapler for three years until briefly serving as interim manager in 2023. He rejoined the Guardians as a field coordinator and was promoted to director of defense, baserunning, and game strategy in 2024 Despite having never played, Correa has roughly 15 years of coaching experience in pro ball."
"Albert, 44, had spent the last three seasons as the Mets' director of hitting development after serving as the St. Louis Cardinals' hitting coach for four years. He will oversee the offense, which has the pieces to be one of baseball's best in 2026, but the Mets are expected to hire a true hitting coach to serve under him. Regardless, he will be in uniform on the bench during games next season."
The New York Mets hired Kai Correa as bench coach and promoted Jeff Albert to lead the club's hitting program under manager Carlos Mendoza. Correa brings roughly 15 years of professional coaching experience, including roles with the Cleveland Guardians and San Francisco Giants, service as Gabe Kapler's bench coach, a brief interim managerial stint in 2023, and promotion to director of defense, baserunning, and game strategy in 2024. Albert spent the last three seasons as the Mets' director of hitting development and served four years as the St. Louis Cardinals' hitting coach. Albert will oversee the offense, wear a uniform on the bench, and a separate hitting coach is expected to be hired beneath him. Multiple coaching roles remain open following retirements and dismissals after a major team collapse.
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