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New York Mets: Joe McEwing Emerging as a Potential Candidate To Replace Terry Collins

By Michael Addvensky

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 05: Asdrubal Cabrera #13 and Terry Collins #10 of the New York Mets look on prior to their National League Wild Card game against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field on October 5, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 05: Asdrubal Cabrera #13 and Terry Collins #10 of the New York Mets look on prior to their National League Wild Card game against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field on October 5, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images /
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Although nothing is official yet, all signs point to the New York Mets moving on from manager Terry Collins after the season ends this weekend. According to reports, a popular ex-Met is emerging as a candidate to replace him.

The Terry Collins era is about to come to an end in Flushing, and it appears as though the New York Mets are already starting to search for his replacement.

One candidate’s name that has surfaced has caught the attention of certain Met fans. According to a report from Mike Puma of The New York Post, former Met Joe McEwing is being considered for the team’s expected managerial opening.

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Met fans under 18 years old probably do not remember McEwing. He was a popular utility player that played for the Mets from 2000-2004. During his time in Queens, he made starts at every infield and outfield position. In five seasons with the Mets, McEwing batted .243 with 15 home runs and 107 RBIs.

After playing for the Mets, McEwing went on to have short stints with the Kansas City Royals and Houston Astros. He retired after the 2007 season. Since 2012, McEwing has been a coach with the Chicago White Sox.

In addition to McEwing, other names being reported to replace Collins include former Mets bench coach Bob Geren, Astros bench coach Alex Cora, former White Sox manager Robin Ventura and current Mets hitting coach Kevin Long. Like McEwing, Ventura and Cora both played for the Mets during their playing days.

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Mets general manager Sandy Alderson will definitely interview plenty of qualified candidates before  choosing his next manager. Collins was named the Mets manager in November of 2010, just a few weeks after Alderson was officially introduced as the new general manager. The two have been together for seven seasons now, and have worked well with each other for the most part.

After the way this season went, the next manager of the Mets is not going to have an easy task.  In the next few weeks, we will find out if McEwing’s resume is impressive enough to prove to Alderson that he can be the guy to lead the Mets going forward.

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