Changes to the Mets coaching staff are coming, with the retirement of catching coordinator Glenn Sherlock. A longtime coach for the Yankees, Diamondbacks, Pirates and Mets, Sherlock has been a highly-regarded catching coach since the 1990s.
SNY’s Andy Martino was the first to report the news of the 65-year-old’s retirement. It’s not an entirely surprising decision. Around the time he came back to the Mets for a second stint with the club, the Massachusetts native moved from Arizona to Michigan to be closer to his grandkids, and has talked about wanting to spend more time with his family in recent years.
Sherlock first came to the Mets ahead of the 2017 season to work with Travis d’Arnaud. At the time, d’Arnaud had a good bat and was an excellent framer, but there were defensive defici