‘Expectations at the Yankees and Mets are the same, you need to win’ – Carlos Mendoza targeting World Series after New York switch
Carlos Mendoza insists the expectations at the New York Yankees and New York Mets are exactly the same – to lift the World Series title.
The 44-year-old Venezuelan is starting his first season as a major league manager after trading the Yankees for the Mets in the off-season.
Mendoza had a long association with the Yankees, being a coach for the last five years but part of the organisation from 2009 until his switch at the end of 2023.
He left the historic Bronx-based ball club to take charge at crosstown rivals the Mets in Queens – his first job as a major league manager – so if any man knows the differences and similarities between the two NYC franchises, it’s Mendoza.
And he insists the goals from the owners and fans are exactly the same at both clubs, despite the disparity of their achievements in the sport.
