Former Mets manager Mickey Callaway fired by Mexican League team

Mickey Callaway, the former manager of the Mets who was suspended by MLB for the 2022 season after allegations of sexual harassment against female media members surfaced, has been fired by Mexican League team Acereros de Monclova. 

The club’s decision came just 33 games into Callaway’s tenure, with the team at 16-17. 

The club acknowledged Callaway’s “professionalism, discipline and love for baseball with which Mr. Callaway always directed himself during his time leading our team,” in a statement that ran in Spanish on the team’s website (per Google Translate). 

“Unfortunately, the results force us to make moves in order to have a season that lives up to the expectations of our fans,” the statement continued. 

Acereros de Monclova announced a new manager would be named soon. The franchise then concluded, “We want to reiterate our absolute respect and admiration for Mr. Mickey Callaway, to whom we wish much success in his next baseball projects.” 

Callaway managed the Mets in 2018 and 2019, compiling a record of 163-161. 

Last May, MLB announced that Callaway was being suspended for at least the 2022 season due to inappropriate interactions with female media members, spanning from his time with the Mets and as Cleveland’s pitching coach before that. The Angels, who had hired Callaway as pitching coach in late 2019, suspended him when MLB began its investigation and fired him once his suspension was issued.