NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- After a slow, thorough process amid a lockout, the Mets have their manager.
Buck Showalter will become the 24th manager of the New York Mets, team owner Steve Cohen announced Saturday.
Showalter beat out a long list of candidates that included Astros bench coach Joe Espada and Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro.
Showalter, 65, brings a wealth of experience to the team, including time in New York. He managed the Yankees from 1992-1995, the Diamondbacks 1998-2000, the Texas Rangers from 2003-2006 and most recently the Baltimore Orioles from 2010-2018.
He has won American League Manager of the Year three times, and has an overall lifetime managerial record of 1,551-1,517.
Despite his success with multiple teams, Showalter has never managed a team to a World Series.
He’ll oversee a Mets team with a new GM in Billy Eppler and plenty of new talent, including Max Scherzer, who reportedly preferred that Showalter be brought on.
The last three Mets managers lasted no more than two seasons in the role -- Luis Rojas was let go this year after a 103-119 tenure in 2020 and 2021, Carlos Beltran was sent packing without managing a single game due to his involvement in the Astros' cheating scandal. Mickey Callaway was fired after going 163-161 in 2018 and 2019.