Overview
- Multiple outlets report the Mets are close to hiring Derek Falvey for a front-office position, a development first widely reported on Sept. 23 and not yet made official by the team.
- Reports say Falvey is expected to have a significant say in personnel choices but will not serve as general manager under president of baseball operations David Stearns.
- Falvey worked with Stearns in Cleveland and ran Minnesota’s baseball operations from 2016 until a mutual split in January that sources linked to disagreements with owner Tom Pohlad.
- The move follows a costly and disappointing 2026 season for the Mets, who finished well below expectations despite one of the league’s highest payrolls and prompted Cohen to call for adding different perspectives to the front office.
- If completed, the hire could reshape how the Mets evaluate talent and make roster moves by adding a senior adviser or vice-presidential voice with prior big-league front-office experience.