Overview
- The Athletic reported, and Amazin' Avenue carried, that the Mets are hiring A.J. Ellis as their major-league strategy coordinator but the team has not issued an official announcement.
- Ellis spent 11 seasons as an MLB catcher and has worked in the San Diego Padres front office as a special assistant since 2019.
- Ellis and manager Andy Green worked together on the 2018 Padres, creating an existing professional link between the new hire and the Mets’ manager.
- The club has also promoted Mariano Duncan, which would fill two major-league staff roles, while the director of hitting position vacated by Jeff Albert remains open.
- If Ellis joins the staff, he is expected to mentor catchers and pitchers on game planning and defensive fundamentals, and his hiring could affect playing-time and coaching work with Francisco Alvarez and Luis Torrens.