New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler resigned from his post on Thursday afternoon, the team announced, just days after the organization fired manager Buck Showalter after missing the playoffs.
"I wanted [president of baseball operations David Stearns] to have a clean slate and that meant me stepping down," Eppler said in a very short statement."I hope for nothing but the best for the entire Mets organization."
The Mets finished this past season with a 74-87 record, which put them 30 games behind the Atlanta Braves in the NL East and 10 games out of the NL wild-card picture. TheEppler was hired as the team's general manager in 2021. The team went 101-61 last season and made their first playoff appearance in the past seven seasons, though they were knocked out in the wild card round.as the team's next president of baseball operations earlier this fall.
"Billy Eppler led this team through a 101-win season and postseason berth last year and he iwll be missed," Mets owner Steve Cohen said in a statement."We accepted Billy's resignation today as he decided it is in everyone's best interest to fully hand over the leadership of baseball operations to David Stearns. on behalf of the Mets organization, we wish him all the best."104.
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