It appears as though there is one more major coaching departure within the New York Mets' ranks, after all, as the club and first-base coach Antoan Richardson were unable to reach an agreement on a new contract.

ESPN's Jeff Passan was first to report of the breakdown in negotiations, and that Richardson is now expected to depart from the Mets.

The 42-year-old was seen as the engineer of New York's elite running game. The team set a league record by successfully stealing 39 straight bases, while Juan Soto swiped a career-high 38 bags in his debut campaign in Queens. His previous career-best was 12.

As a team, the Mets stole 147 bases out of 165 attempts.

"Antoan did an unbelievable job," Soto said of Richardson after he joined the 30-30 club. "I think I gave him all the credit. He's the

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