WATCH: Buck Showalter Introductory Press Conference As Mets Skipper
New York Mets’ Manager Buck Showalter was introduced to the media on Tuesday afternoon.
He was joined by his wife Angela, Mets GM Billy Eppler and Mets President Sandy Alderson on a zoom call with reporters.
Showalter becomes the 24th full time manager of the New York Mets. He takes over a team that features plenty of All Star talent from pitchers Jacob deGrom to Max Scherzer, and infielders Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso.
Showalter is no stranger to New York, having started his managerial career in New York with the Yankees from 1992-1995. He managed the Diamondbacks from 1998-2000, the Texas Rangers from 2003-2006, and the Baltimore Orioles from 2010-2018.
Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.
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