The New York Mets announced two additions to manager Carlos Mendoza's staff on Wednesday.

Kai Correa is the new bench coach and Jeff Albert will serve as director of major league hitting.

On Oct. 3, the Mets purged the coaching staff after tumbling from first place in the National League East all the way out of the postseason picture.

New York fired pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, hitting coaches Jeremy Barnes and Eric Chavez, and third base coach Mike Sarbaugh. Bench coach John Gibbons resigned and catching coach Glenn Sherlock retired. Assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel and bullpen coach Jose Rosado were granted permission to speak to other teams.

Correa, 37, was the Cleveland Guardians' field coordinator/director of defense, baserunning and game strategy this season.

Albert, 44,

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