Report: Mets Might Consider Hiring Ex-Yankees Hitting Coach Kevin Long
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Might Kevin Long be switching boroughs?
The hitting coach, who was fired by the Yankees last week, might be considered for the same position on the Mets' staff, according to Newsday.
The search is still in its early stages, the newspaper reported, and the Mets haven't yet reached out to Long.
And there will be competition for the 2009 World Series champion's services.
"I'm getting a lot of calls from teams," Long told the newspaper. "And (I) will weigh all offers, and make a decision at my family's time."
Would be pretty interesting if Kevin Long landed with the Mets. His work with Curtis Granderson led to big years in '11 and '12.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 11, 2014
The Amazin's fired hitting coach Dave Hudgens in May and then promoted Lamar Johnson -- previously the organization's minor-league hitting coordinator -- for the position.
Mets are still compiling a list of names for hitting coach. Kevin Long will likely at least be discussed, according to a club source.
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) October 10, 2014
In early October, the club announced that Johnson and assistant hitting coach Luis Natera would be replaced, though the duo was offered jobs in the minor-league system.
Mets should hire Kevin Long. He resurrected granderson as a Yankee. Maybe he can do it again.
— John Harper (@NYNJHarper) October 10, 2014
The Mets' pitching was excellent in 2014, though the club struggled to score runs. New York finished eighth in the National League in runs (629), ninth in homers (125), tied for 12th in average (.239) and ninth in on-base percentage (.308).
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