The New York Mets are Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Queens , in New York City , New York . They play in the National League East division. In the team's history (1962-), the Mets have employed 12 general managers (GMs).[ 1] The GM controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts.[ 2] The longest-tenured GM is Frank Cashen , who held the position for 11 years (1980–1990).[ 1]
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General managers [ edit ]
Sandy Alderson, current general manager of the Mets
#[a]
Name
Seasons
Ref
1
Weiss, George George Weiss ‡§
01 ! 1962 –1966
[ 1]
2
Devine, Bing Bing Devine
02 ! 1967
[ 1]
3
Murphy, Johnny Johnny Murphy §
03 ! 1968 –1969
[ 1]
4
Scheffing, Bob Bob Scheffing
04 ! 1970 –1974
[ 1]
5
McDonald, Joe Joe McDonald
05 ! 1975 –1979
[ 1]
6
Cashen, Frank Frank Cashen §
06 ! 1980 – 1991
[ 1]
7
Harazin, Al Al Harazin
08 ! 1992 – 1993
[ 1]
8
McIlvaine, Joe Joe McIlvaine
09 ! 1994 –1997
[ 1]
9
Phillips, Steve Steve Phillips
10 ! 1997
[ 1]
—
Cashen, Frank Frank Cashen (Interim)
11 ! 1998
[ 1]
—
Phillips, Steve Steve Phillips
12 ! 1998 –2003
[ 1]
10
Duquette, Jim Jim Duquette
13 ! 2004
[ 1]
11
Minaya, Omar Omar Minaya
14 ! 2005 –2010
[ 1]
—
Ricco, John John Ricco (Interim)
15 ! 2010
[ 1]
12
Alderson, Sandy Sandy Alderson
16 ! 2010 –present
[ 1]
Other executives [ edit ]
a #: A running total of the number of Mets' GMs. Thus, any GM who has two or more separate terms is only counted once.
Assistant GM John Ricco served as interim GM following the dismissal of Minaya on October 4, 2010. He returned to Asst. GM on October 29, when Alderson was hired.
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