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Mets Announce Full Coaching Staff

By Mark Polishuk | January 21, 2022 at 10:58pm CDT

The Mets have officially announced their 2022 coaching staff, with pitching coach Jeremy Hefner as the only returning member of the last year’s coaching corps.  Many of the new hires had already been reported in recent weeks, with hitting coach Eric Chavez, first base coach Wayne Kirby, third base coach Joey Cora, and bench coach Glenn Sherlock all joining forces on Buck Showalter’s staff for the veteran manager’s first year in the Mets dugout.

Joining this group are two other coaches, one a newcomer to the Mets organization and the other a familiar face.  Jeremy Barnes will become the assistant hitting coach, receiving a promotion from his previous role as New York’s director of player initiatives.  Craig Bjornson will act as bullpen coach, coming to Queens after most recently working three seasons as the Red Sox bullpen coach.

Phillies fans may remember Barnes as a member of the Philadelphia farm system from 2009-12, after Barnes was selected in the 11th round of the 2009 draft.  Barnes then moved on to play the next three seasons in independent baseball and in the Australian Baseball League, remaining in Australia for two more years to work for ACT Baseball after his playing career was over.  From there, Barnes returned to North America and spent four years working in the Astros’ farm system as a hitting coach and as a minor league hitting coordinator.

Bjornson also has ties to the Astros, working as Houston’s bullpen coach in five of six seasons from 2012-17.  Before his time with the Red Sox and Astros, Bjornson spent 13 seasons as a minor league pitching coach with four different organizations.

With Showalter’s staff now complete, the group represents an interesting mix of old-school experience and newer-school approaches.  Bjornson, Kirby, Cora, and Sherlock are all seasoned big league coaches, while this will be Barnes’ first time on a Major League staff and Chavez’s first coaching gig of any kind.  Even Hefner is still relatively new to the coaching world, as the 35-year-old has been the Mets’ pitching coach for the last two seasons and a Twins assistant pitching coach in 2019.

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  1. VonPurpleHayes

    4 months ago

    Solid staff on paper.

    Reply
    • BPax

      4 months ago

      It’s nice that the Mets have brought in some new faces to let them experience a mediocre and disappointing season too.

      Reply
      • phenomenalajs

        4 months ago

        I understand you are one of the haters, but first we need the MLB and MLBPA to agree to even have a season, mediocre or otherwise. Afterwards, the most important coaches/personnel are the trainers/strength & conditioning coaches since it’s been rare for them to be relatively healthy. A healthy rotation could make them a very formidable team.

        Reply
  2. Cohens_Wallet

    4 months ago

    Story of our lives, great on paper. One day it’ll translate.

    Reply
    • VonPurpleHayes

      4 months ago

      I do think staff is a bit overrated in the current era of baseball. Let’s be real, no one is coaching deGrom, Scherzer, Alonso and Lindor…etc. They’re doing whatever they want. If the Mets players stay healthy and play to their potential, then they’re an absolute contender. That’s what it boils down to.

      Reply
      • Al Hirschen

        4 months ago

        Max wants Kyle Schwarber . He’ll be a Met. Mets will sign Kris Bryant and Clayton Kershaw

        Reply
        • mrnotsoniceguy

          4 months ago

          Lmaoooo Mets will land none of them.

        • VonPurpleHayes

          4 months ago

          Lol none of what you said is true

        • RJNarvick

          4 months ago

          LMFAO. None will end up playing in Queens. Kershaw is about done. Wouldn’t be surprised if he needs TJS and ends up retiring. If some team is dumb enough to sign KB for a long term contract they will regret it.

  3. bitteroldman

    4 months ago

    Did they drop an “e” at the end of the last word of the first sentence?

    Reply
    • VonPurpleHayes

      4 months ago

      Clever. 🙂

      Reply
  4. citizen

    4 months ago

    Who gets fired first after lindor hits below the Mendoza line and the mets go 72-90?

    Reply
    • RunDMC

      4 months ago

      Ironically, Jeremy Hefner, pitching coach – the only one to survive the purge.

      Reply
    • BeansforJesus

      4 months ago

      Jose Reyes gets fired from his job at Applebees.

      Reply
      • Highest IQ

        4 months ago

        Mets denied request to interview Applebees server Jose Reyes.

        Reply
  5. 619bird

    4 months ago

    So glad they FINALLY have the coaching staff set.

    Reply
    • Highest IQ

      4 months ago

      Someone gonna get the boot before opening day.

      Reply
  6. MetsFan22

    4 months ago

    Could the season please start already. I need to watch the Mets domination

    Reply
    • MetsFan22

      4 months ago

      Now that I think about it. The Braves and Phillies window has officially closed. At least for the division..

      Reply
      • RunDMC

        4 months ago

        It took you 17 minutes to come to that conclusion? You sound about as sure of your declaration as deElbow.

        Reply
      • LADBlue

        4 months ago

        Your Mets will come in 3rd place just ahead of the Nats and Phillies. Marlins will surprise. Hell even Fangraphs and ZiPS thinks the Braves are still the best team in the NLE – if they sign Freemen or get Olson, it’s over for the Mets. You guys can sign FAs till kingdom come, you will always fail because your organization is cursed and still run by criminal buffoons.

        Reply
        • MetsFan22

          4 months ago

          Mets coming behind the marlins is a laughable prediction

        • Mystery Team

          4 months ago

          Well the Marlins are looking quite good and they didn’t have to spend over $200 million to do so oh and they have just as many titles as the Mets in around 26 or so less seasons.

        • Bill M

          4 months ago

          Well there ya have it. Proof that the Marlins will finish ahead of the Mets. Thanks for your hard work on this.

        • MarlinsFanBase

          4 months ago

          @Bill M

          You have to admit, you know as a Mets fan that you have to be worried every time @MetsFan22 opens his mouth because it never goes well for the Mets when he does.

        • MannyBeingMVP

          4 months ago

          I think the prediction will be incorrect, but it is not laughable.

          I certainly predict Braves, Mets, Marlins, Phillies and Nationals in that order. But I do expect the Marlins in 2022 to finish with a similar winning percentage to where the Mets ended in 2021. And if both deGrom and Scherzer miss a good chunk of the season due to injuries, Marlins could finish ahead of them. Just like if Fried and Morton miss a good chunk of the season, Braves could end up in third.

      • rct

        4 months ago

        My official stance is that everyone should ignore you because you’re clearly trolling for responses but I will have to admit that saying the Braves window has ‘officially closed’ got a laugh out of me.

        Reply
        • MetsFan22

          4 months ago

          I just don’t see the Braves winning the division this year or the year after

      • MarlinsFanBase

        4 months ago

        Okay, I’m all for a @MetsFan22 prediction, but did he really have to say that the Braves window is officially closed? This really sucks because he may have made them a dynasty now.

        Maybe the Marlins will have a chance to dethrone them since @MetsFan22 predicted that the Mets will have a better decade than the Marlins, but competing against the Mets isn’t exactly a high bar.

        Ugh! Why why why did he have to say this about the Braves!?!? This is no longer funny.

        @MetsFan22 stick to ruining your Mets and deGrom with predictions of 103-win seasons and statements that deGrom doesn’t have to do anything else in his career to make the Hall. Stay away from the rest of the division.

        Reply
        • MetsFan22

          4 months ago

          Bro the marlins will be fighting to win 75 games this year. Have fun. That’s also at best…

        • MarlinsFanBase

          4 months ago

          @MetsFan22

          Thank you! Now that’s more like it.

        • whyhayzee

          4 months ago

          The question is not whether the Marlins will win 75 games. It’s whether it will be before July is over. That depends on when the season starts. Florida World Series for the next five years. Rays win first, rest are a toss up.

    • NyHoppz

      4 months ago

      As a fellow mets fan, I wish they would permanently ban you from commenting

      Reply
    • VonPurpleHayes

      4 months ago

      Like your Cowboys playoff dominance.

      Reply
      • MetsFan22

        4 months ago

        Niners just needed the refs….

        Reply
        • VonPurpleHayes

          4 months ago

          Lol you cannot be serious.

        • MetsFan22

          4 months ago

          Yes I am. And I’m not talking about the last play either. That was our fault

        • VonPurpleHayes

          4 months ago

          Always an excuse.

        • gbs42

          4 months ago

          MF22 has two takes:

          1. His team is the best.
          2. When they’re not, it’s not their fault – injuries, refs, anything but the team actually not playing well.

        • whyhayzee

          4 months ago

          The refs did everything humanly possible to literally hand the game to the cowboys and they still screwed it up. Pathetic team.

        • MetsFan22

          4 months ago

          You clearly don’t understand football. Parsons was getting held all game and all the had perfect eyes for when we held… the refs heavily favored the niners…

        • gbs42

          4 months ago

          MF22 with a classic example of take #2.

        • VonPurpleHayes

          4 months ago

          I understand football. Dallas lost in the first round, and I understand that happens very often.

        • YankeesBleacherCreature

          4 months ago

          “I’ll take MetsFan22 excuses for $200, Alex.”

        • MetsFan22

          4 months ago

          The Eagles win one time and their fans don’t know how to act up…

        • VonPurpleHayes

          4 months ago

          Not an Eagles fan. Good try though. Cowboys fans threw garbage on the field, supposedly towards the refs. Fanbases in glass houses…

        • nbresnak

          4 months ago

          Dallas is 4-11 in playoff games since 1996.
          That’s a FACT! Nothing to do with the refs holding them back!

  7. HankHill

    4 months ago

    The NY Mets are my favorite squadron

    Reply
    • Dustyslambchops23

      4 months ago

      Saw that episode today. What a classic

      Reply
  8. SFBay314

    4 months ago

    THE BEST MONEY CAN BUY HE SAID THE BEST MONEY CAN BUY!!

    Reply
    • Daniella

      4 months ago

      The Giants will be spending big for a few years. Can’t wait to make fun of them for falling short. It’ll be perfect karma for all of you annoying clowns who say you can’t buy a championship

      Reply
  9. dasit

    4 months ago

    hey buck, i think we should bring the infield in

    no (scatalogical obscenity), sherlock

    Reply
  10. rct

    4 months ago

    The Mets hired Craig Bjornson as their bullpen coach and if this link doesn’t work for anyone, I urge you to look for his official picture from when he was with the Astros:

    https://twitter.com/Jacob_Resnick/status/1484577000866127875

    Reply
    • Cohens_Wallet

      4 months ago

      @rct he’s definitely not pretty lol, must be some type of good at his job or he wouldn’t have been hired by a couple of the best organizations in baseball.

      His pics are definitely google worthy though lmao.

      Reply
      • Sid Bream Speed Demon

        4 months ago

        Astros and Mets are a couple of the best now? Come on. Cheaters and scrubs.

        Reply
  11. WampumWalloper

    4 months ago

    kind of expected better Mets jokes than barbs at Sherlock’s name and Bjornson’s pic. Very disappointing. C’mon, step up, that’s the best material anyone has?

    Reply
    • @toofpick78

      4 months ago

      Sometimes the clever people call them the Mess. Top notch.

      Reply
    • rct

      4 months ago

      I certainly wasn’t taking a ‘barb’ at Bjornson’s pic. It’s awesome.

      Reply
  12. Tomas7

    4 months ago

    I still think Buck will keep all these guys in line, I look forward to season starting and seeing how everything works out, and with more free agents when the lockout ends.

    Reply
  13. MarlinsFanBase

    4 months ago

    Mets fans and the media will make sure that we all know that the Mets are the perfect organization until they fall flat on their faces during the season. It’s the tradition there.

    Reply
    • rct

      4 months ago

      As opposed to the Marlins, who will have nothing written about them because they have no fans and are ignored by the media due to their irrelevancy.

      Reply
    • Crazies in Camden

      4 months ago

      Lol a Marlins fan talking smack?? Lmfao that’s like a Lions fan calling the Cowboys bad lol…. take it easy bud

      Reply
      • Sid Bream Speed Demon

        4 months ago

        Marlins have same amount of WS wins, even if they way the did it was kind of gross.

        Reply
        • whyhayzee

          4 months ago

          They beat the Yankees, that is delicious.

          Meanwhile, the Mets were railroaded out of the World Series in 2000 by the dumpires. Roid rocket chucks a bat and gets nothing? When pre-roid Rocket was tossed out of a playoff game for merely bickering? That’s kind of gross.

        • Sid Bream Speed Demon

          4 months ago

          You’re not wrong though relying on a Roidhead to get tossed to have a chance isn’t ideal. Plus he tossed it at another Roidhead, so no real victim involved.

  14. RJNarvick

    4 months ago

    MetsFan22= TrillionaireTeamOperator

    Reply
  15. whyhayzee

    4 months ago

    I think there is finally some hope for the Mets, but I sure won’t buy any tickets soon. Maybe when the season starts in July, I’ll watch a game in November. Right after the All Star break, if they’re in first place. What a mess, MLB makes the Mets look organized. Yeesh.

    Reply
  16. stuarthunky

    4 months ago

    Kershaw. That’s it

    Reply

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