The New York Mets are remaking their major league staff after they fell short of a postseason berth, naming a new bench coach and lead hitting coach, sources told ESPN.

The Mets are hiring Kai Correa as their bench coach, sources confirmed to ESPN. Correa will be manager Carlos Mendoza's right-hand man and comes to New York after a previous stint as bench coach and interim manager in San Francisco and serving as an integral part of Cleveland 's coaching staff since 2024.

Jeff Albert, the Mets' director of hitter development, will serve as the team's lead hitting coach in 2026 and be in uniform, sources told ESPN.

While Albert's title has not been defined, he was formerly the hitting coach of the St. Louis Cardinals . The 44-year-old Albert joined the Mets in November 2022 and ha

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