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Hensley Meulens Out As Mets’ Bench Coach

By Connor Byrne | November 30, 2020 at 4:00pm CDT

The Mets will have a new bench coach in 2021, as the club informed Hensley Meulens that he will not return to their staff, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today.

It was a short stint with the Mets for Meulens, a longtime San Francisco assistant who spent just one year with his new club. Before his hiring as a bench coach last offseason, the Mets and the Red Sox interviewed Meulens for their managerial positions. The Mets ultimately chose Carlos Beltran before quickly replacing him with Luis Rojas, though, while the Red Sox went with Ron Roenicke.

While Meulens’ time on Rojas’ staff didn’t work out, it shouldn’t be too long before the 53-year-old finds another job. Meulens, after all, is a well-respected, three-time World Series-winning assistant who speaks five languages. It’s unclear whom the Mets will tap to replace him.

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  1. prov356

    2 months ago

    He can always find work as a translator if baseball doesn’t work out.

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    • cencal

      2 months ago

      Definite backup candidate to C3PO for any translation gig!!

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  2. Silent Bob23

    2 months ago

    This is where the Mets need to find a proven manager to take over the bench coach position since I, along with many others who rout for the orange and blue don’t have too much faith in Rojas. I will say this, at least Brodie and Cano won’t be there to force him to make more bad decisions. How I wish they hired Joe Giradi or Dusty Baker last season!

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    • Kirk Nieuwenhuis For MVP

      2 months ago

      I don’t know how anybody can have a firm view on Rojas after 60 games with a terrible roster.

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      • MetsFan22

        2 months ago

        Or terrible just injured pitching unfortunately

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      • joeyrocafella

        2 months ago

        Terrible roster? Lol

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    • johnnydubz

      2 months ago

      So Terry Collins?

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      • rule-5-draft-dodger

        2 months ago

        Hoping not.

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      • heisenberg58

        2 months ago

        Great choice. Sandy knows him well and trusts him.

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      • txman22

        2 months ago

        Give Beltran another chance?

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        • DTI812

          2 months ago

          Hope not

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    • Marc_from_Brooklyn

      2 months ago

      Based on what I have read, in articles and their comments, most Mets fans have faith in Luis Rojas. Perhaps some cranks calling on the FAN have problems, but they aren’t representative.

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    • MetsKnicks49ers

      2 months ago

      First off, managers mean so little. Essentially, we have to hope they don’t hurt the team too much.

      And dusty baker is about the worst thing possible. Girardi I’m good with, but Dusty? He’d have Rosie and Cano leading off the game because speed and 2B has to hit second in his old timey view.

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      • Rsox

        2 months ago

        Not true. Jeff Kent hit cleanup most of his time in San Francisco. And most lineups have speed at the top of the order, it would make no sense to have your best base stealer hitting 5th

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        • Cosmo2

          2 months ago

          Actually I think most teams prioritize OBP at the top, not speed. Not anymore.

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      • California Halo's

        2 months ago

        HOGWASH! You don’t know Jack about Dusty Baker.

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      • DTI812

        2 months ago

        Yeah, not convinced on Rojas, we will see. Did not want Dusty Baker though – not since the Dusty for Dave Kingman rumors all those years ago. He cannot win the big one. I was thrilled when Nats hired him, one less opponent to worry about in the division.

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      • Johnny R.

        2 months ago

        You say managers mean so little yet you say Dusty would be the worst thing possible. Yet you like Girardi, why? Because he brings certain aspects as a manager that you think are valuable to your team winning. It all depends, is your team a WS challenger or in a rebuild. No manager is hired with the premise of, “I hope they don’t hurt us too much”

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  3. DarkSide830

    2 months ago

    wow didnt see this coming

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  4. Mrtwotone

    2 months ago

    Dang, the Mets have quite a few positions to fill!

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  5. Brac2brac

    2 months ago

    Another reminder of the dumpster fire that was masquerading as a MLB Franchise. He looks to have some talent, but the muttsies can’t get the some of the pieces to gel into a cohesive organization.

    Super Steve paid top dollar for the equivalent of a real estate teardown. He got a good location and a few outbuildings rather than a working complex.

    Good news is that a few decent FA signings might still translate to on the field success in 2021.

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    • MetsKnicks49ers

      2 months ago

      All this over a bench coach? Lol

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    • rule-5-draft-dodger

      2 months ago

      Boy, you are a bit too hard on the franchise. Sounds more like Brac2Brac is Brellly2brelly trolling. Those Yankees havent gottenover the hump into the Series in how many years now?

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  6. elgranrojo44

    2 months ago

    5 languages !? Wow

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    • NYstateofmind 2

      2 months ago

      Yes, if you’re including gibberish & sign.

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    • sjwil1

      2 months ago

      English, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese and Jive?

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      • mookiesboy

        2 months ago

        Excuse me stewardess……

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        • jk

          2 months ago

          Ha! need a jive translator?

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        • MrMet62

          2 months ago

          Lol

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        • Gomez Toth

          2 months ago

          Just hang loose, blood….

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        • costergaard2

          2 months ago

          Chump don’t want the help ? Chump don’t get the help !

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      • Rbase

        2 months ago

        Papiamento, a creole language that is spoken on Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. You hear it a lot on Dutch baseball fields as well :)

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      • humphrey x boegarts

        2 months ago

        He is fluent in the language of love

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    • lordd99

      2 months ago

      Didi Gregorius is the same. They both were raised in Curaçao, where they’re taught multiple languages. It’s the Dutch influence.

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      • costergaard2

        2 months ago

        Muelens managed Didi in the last WBC for the Netherlands = )

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    • txman22

      2 months ago

      Couldn’t have been a lack of communication.

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  7. geg42

    2 months ago

    Meulens will be a MLB manager someday.

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    • giantsphan12

      2 months ago

      I hope you’re right @geg. Bam Bam Meulens is the real deal and would bolster any coaching/managerial staff. IMO he would be a great manager.

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    • rule-5-draft-dodger

      2 months ago

      He deserves a chance. So does DeMarlo Hale and Tony DeFeancesco. But those names aren’t on the tip of anyone’s lips because they have too much experience managing in the minor leagues. The days of Tommy Lasorda replacing Walter Alston are long gone. People do need to give Rojas a chance.

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  8. Kirk Nieuwenhuis For MVP

    2 months ago

    Maybe this is a case of Rojas being given more input on the coaching staff? Meulens supposedly had a good relationship with Beltran, so it wouldn’t shock me if there was tension there.

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    • lordd99

      2 months ago

      That’s my guess. I can’t remember the sequence. Was Meulens hired to be Beltran’s bench coach and then stayed to be Rojas’ bench coach? If so, this simply be a case of Alderson deciding to keep Rojas but wanting to bring in his own man for the bench coach.

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      • Kirk Nieuwenhuis For MVP

        2 months ago

        You’re correct, Meulens was hired to be on Beltran’s staff.

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        • rule-5-draft-dodger

          2 months ago

          Thanks Kirk for pointing that out. It makes sense to commit to Rojas then they should commit to him picking his staff

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  9. sirklearhead

    2 months ago

    The manager should always pick his coaches. The game decisions are his so also be those people he feels comfortable with their decisions.

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  10. jim stem

    2 months ago

    Meulens was barely a sideshow performer in our circus last year. Judging him or Rojas is unfair. Honestly, I’d be surprised if Rojas isn’t replaced as manager and offered the job of bench coach himself. Then again, he may already have a good relationship with Alderson from the past.

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  11. @toofpick78

    2 months ago

    How are the Wilpons dodging being the scapegoats?

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  12. angt222

    2 months ago

    Edgardo Alfonzo for bench coach

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    • txman22

      2 months ago

      YES!

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    • cleonswoboda

      2 months ago

      the Mets just lost out on Joe McEwing,who just signed as White Sox 3rd base coach. he would’ve been perfect for the Mets,he was my choice for manager when they signed Collins and then again when they signed Beltran and then Rojas. of course my opinion doesn’t count.

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    • DTI812

      2 months ago

      I would welcome that. The Wilson’s for some reason didn’t like him. I think he is manager material

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  13. Shoeless Joe

    2 months ago

    Johnny Bench- who else for bench coach??

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  14. Scutarointherain

    2 months ago

    As a Giants fan, I’d love to see Meulens welcomed back under the right circumstances.

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  15. grndslam

    2 months ago

    Don’t worry MUTS will definitely screw it up.. lol

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  16. jessaumodesto

    2 months ago

    Hope he gets a head coaching job now

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  17. DTI812

    2 months ago

    Hensley, we hardly knew ya!

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