Mets Back Carlos Mendoza Despite MLB’s Worst Record

The Mets own the worst record in baseball, and still their front office says the manager stays.

President of baseball operations David Stearns does not plan to fire Carlos Mendoza, according to the report, even as New York drags a 10-21 start through the opening stretch of the season. That stance lands after an already painful backdrop: Mendoza also oversaw a major collapse in 2025, leaving the club with back-to-back periods of sharp disappointment and little visible traction. For a franchise that rarely escapes scrutiny, the decision signals that leadership sees the crisis as bigger than one man in the dugout.

The Mets are not changing managers, even with losses piling up and pressure building around one of baseball’s most closely watched teams.

That matters because manager firings often serve as the quickest public answer when a season starts to spin. The Mets could have followed that script. Instead, reports indicate Stearns wants to hold the line, at least for now, and avoid turning a bad start into another round of organizational upheaval. The move suggests the front office either believes Mendoza still has the clubhouse, or believes deeper roster and performance issues sit at the heart of the slide.

The choice will not quiet the noise. Fans and analysts will now shift their focus from Mendoza’s job security to whether the roster can respond, and whether team leadership can explain why the same problems appear to keep resurfacing. In New York, patience always comes with a countdown clock, and every loss will test how long this posture can hold.

What happens next will define more than Mendoza’s tenure. If the Mets stabilize, Stearns can argue that resisting a reactive move gave the club its best chance to recover. If they keep sinking, the decision not to make a change will become part of the indictment. Either way, this early-season vote of confidence raises the stakes across the organization, not just in the manager’s office.