Overview
- Druschel rejoins the Yankees after one season as the Mets' assistant pitching coach and previously held the same Yankees role from 2022 to 2024.
- The Mets allowed Druschel to speak with other teams before his move, according to reporting relayed by ESPN's Jeff Passan.
- New York's NL club used 46 pitchers in 2025 and posted a 4.04 team ERA, which worsened to 4.74 after the All-Star break for the sixth-worst mark in MLB.
- The Mets' staff turnover includes departures of Jeremy Hefner, John Gibbons, Eric Chavez, Jeremy Barnes, Mike Sarbaugh, and Glenn Sherlock, with Kai Correa and Jeff Albert already hired to new roles.
- It is not yet clear whether the Yankees will keep both Druschel and Preston Claiborne on Matt Blake's staff as other changes include exits for Travis Chapman, Mike Harkey, and Pat Roessler and the addition of Jake Hirst.