In their latest addition to Carlos Mendoza’s staff, the New York Mets are hiring Troy Snitker as their hitting coach.
SNY’s Andy Martino was the first to report that the long-time Houston Astros instructor would move to Queens in 2026.
The 36-year-old had spent the last 10 seasons in Houston and was the Astros’ hitting coach since 2019. The son of former Atlanta Braves World Series-winning manager Brian Snitker, he was let go following the 2025 season.
Snitker will be part of a new-look coaching staff under Mendoza, who kept his job despite the Mets’ monumental collapse. Over a three-month stretch, they devolved from the best team in baseball to completely missing the postseason.
Most of his coaches, though, were not so lucky. Assistant hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes were let go, as was pitching coach Jeremy Hefner. Third-base coach Mike Sarbaugh and bench coach John Gibbons are not returning, either.
The Mets have already brought on Kai Correa, another 36-year-old up-and-comer, to fill the bench-coach role after doing so with the San Francisco Giants.
Snitker will work under Jeff Albert, who was promoted to director of hitting earlier this month.
