Former Milwaukee Brewers Exec to Take Over New York Mets Baseball Operations
Former Milwaukee Brewers executive David Stearns is the new man in charge of the New York Mets, taking over as the head of the baseball operations department.
Stearns is a New York native who has worked for the Mets, Cleveland Guardians, Houston Astros and the Brewers, but he's been connected to the Mets for a higher position for years. He had been with the Brewers since 2015.
Per the above MLBTradeRumors article on his career:
That club made him general manager and hoped to follow a similar trajectory to the Astros. The Brewers had been hovering around .500 for a few years but dipped to 68-94 the year Stearns came aboard. The next three years saw the win total increase to 73 and then 86 and then 96, as the club won the National League Central in 2018, their first of four consecutive trips to the postseason.
As the Brewers flourished under Stearns, rumors about bringing him back to New York naturally followed. As far back of November of 2020, when the Mets were looking to replace general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, Stearns was connected to the job. But the Brewers had already signed him to an extension and promoted him to president of baseball operations.
Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that he's going to get a five-year contract and current GM Billy Eppler will stay with that title.
The Mets are mired in a disaster of a season that has seen them have to battle to stay out of last place in the National League East. They are currently 65-78.
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