The Mets are making an internal hire to lead their major league hitting efforts in 2026 after seeing success with the club’s minor league bats.

Jeff Albert will be promoted to a major league role next season, a source confirmed to the Daily News on Tuesday. The Mets are expected to add another coach to work alongside Albert, who has overseen the club’s hitting development efforts since the 2023 season. Both coaches are expected to be in uniform, replacing co-hitting coaches Jeremy Barnes and Eric Chavez, who were let go earlier this month .

Albert has familiarity with some of the Mets top young hitters already, having helped develop Brett Baty, Mark Vientos and Ronny Mauricio, all of whom were big-league regulars in 2025. Outfielder Carson Benge and outfielder/infielder Jett Williams

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