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Brodie Van Wagenen in final stages of becoming Mets GM
Brodie Van Wagenen is all but the Mets’ next general manager. The powerful agent, a co-head of CAA’s baseball division, had an agreement in principle with the Mets on Saturday,...
Mets pick Van Wagenen to run show but now must close deal
The Mets are closing in on their next head of baseball operations. Mega-agent Brodie Van Wagenen, the co-head of CAA’s baseball division, is the team’s pick to lead the front...
Mets' GM hunt is down to two after surprise elimination
And then there were two. The Mets narrowed their search for a head of baseball operations to two candidates on Thursday, eliminating Brewers senior adviser Doug Melvin from consideration, an...
GM candidate drops possible hint over Mets' chances
Chaim Bloom is taking a pass on speaking publicly about his interest in the Mets’ opening for a head of baseball operations. The Rays senior VP of baseball operations issued...
Who's the boss? Interviews end, Mets almost ready to decide
Barring an 11th-hour surprise entry into the sweepstakes, the Mets’ interviews for a head of baseball operations are finished. Rays senior vice president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom met with...
How Mets GM candidate landed a great for the Yankees
BOSTON — Doug Melvin already has had great influence on a New York baseball team -- in part because of his wife’s strawberry shortcake. Melvin pitched six years in the...
A rejuvenated Doug Melvin is done fishing and wants Mets' job
Doug Melvin is ready to end his semi-retirement and attempt to transform the Mets into a winner, if given a chance. “I went fishing for a couple of years and...
Mets have GM front-runner as hunt down to 3 known options
The Mets’ search for a new head of baseball operations is down to three known candidates. On Monday, the Mets eliminated MLB executive Kim Ng and Tigers VP of player...
Mets GM candidate picks up support from ex-commissioner
MILWAUKEE — Doug Melvin’s candidacy for the Mets’ general manager opening has a former commissioner’s endorsement. Bud Selig — whose daughter Wendy hired Melvin as Brewers GM in 2002 —...
Mets' GM search has 2 favorites as 2nd round of interviews on tap
MILWAUKEE — The Mets are making a list, checking it twice, and paring it for second-round interviews. And according to industry sources, mega-agent Brodie Van Wagenen has emerged as a...
Tigers VP is the latest candidate for the Mets' GM job
LOS ANGELES — The Mets have another veteran executive with previous general manager’s experience on their radar to become the team’s next head of baseball operations. Dave Littlefield, vice president...
Mets' GM search being slowed by conflicting schools of thought
The Mets need a head of baseball operations, but what exactly do they want? Nearly two weeks into the search for Sandy Alderson’s replacement, club officials still seem uncertain, according...
First woman GM? Early favorite? The 4 known options to take over Mets
The Mets’ search for a new general manager — or president of baseball operations — moved into an active phase Monday, with the start of first-round interviews. At this point,...
Longtime baseball exec is Mets' first known GM candidate
The Mets’ general manager/head of baseball operations search will include at least one name with extensive experience in the position. Doug Melvin, the former Rangers and Brewers GM, has been...