Andy Green plans to return to former job after Mets managerial stint

Andy Green will receive a half-season as Mets manager.Beyond that, he plans on returning to his old job.For Green, that will mean overseeing the organization’s player development, a role he held for the last 2 ½ seasons before he was tabbed to replace fired Carlos Mendoza on Friday in the Mets dugout.

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“I chose to come out of the dugout.I chose repetitively to turn down [managerial] opportunities in other organizations.”Carson Benge, A.J.

Ewing and Nolan McLean are among the rookies on this Mets roster that Green, a former Padres manager, was instrumental in helping to develop.“It’s freaking fun,” Green said.“You freaking love what you get the chance to do … you fall in love with some people before the city gets to fall in love with them and I love that.

I chose that because I genuinely love the people I work with here.”Andrew Christie, the organization’s director of player development, will oversee the farm system as Green fills the managerial role.But Green said he will remain involved to a degree in player development as the season progresses.Green indicated the full-time managerial grind doesn’t appeal to him as it once might have.“I worked like crazy in the [player development] job, but I went home for Father’s Day weekend — I can take my daughter to a Broadway show now and again,” Green said.

“Those things don’t exist when you assume this responsibility.”Andrew Christie, the organization’s director of player development, will oversee the farm system as Green fills the managerial role.But Green said he will remain involved to a degree in player development as the season progresses.Green indicated the full-time managerial grind doesn’t appeal to him as it once might hav...