Overview
- Multiple outlets report Snitker’s hiring, first noted by SNY, though the Mets have not issued a formal announcement.
- Snitker, 36, spent seven seasons as an Astros hitting coach, won a 2022 World Series, and was not retained after 2025.
- He will work under newly promoted director of hitting Jeff Albert, replacing former co-hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes.
- The reshaping of Carlos Mendoza’s staff also includes Kai Correa as bench coach, with Antoan Richardson exiting and Desi Druschel returning to the Yankees.
- Openings remain for pitching and catching roles, and multiple reports indicate the club is not close on additional hires.