Overview
- ESPN reported the agreement on Oct. 26, later echoed by MLB Trade Rumors and the New York Post.
- Druschel spent 2025 as a Mets assistant after earlier Yankees roles that included manager of pitch development and assistant pitching coach from 2019–2024.
- The Mets’ reset has already parted with pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, bench coach John Gibbons, hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes, infield coach Mike Sarbaugh, and retiring catching instructor Glenn Sherlock.
- The Yankees have not detailed how Matt Blake’s staff will be configured, with Preston Claiborne’s spot and the bullpen coach vacancy in focus following Mike Harkey’s departure.
- Context on performance: the Mets finished 2025 with a 4.03 ERA and 4.41 runs allowed per game, while the Yankees posted a 3.91 ERA and 1,440 strikeouts, and Aaron Boone says Gerrit Cole’s spring work should include facing hitters.