The Mets have hired Andy Green for a senior role in their player development department, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post ( Jimmy Foxx Jersey ). Earlier today, Sherman that Green had been fired from his previous job as the Cubs bench coach, but Sherman corrected himself by saying that Green wasnt fired, but that he turned down the Cubs offer to remain as bench coach or in another job in the organization. This isnt the first link between Green and the Mets this winter, as it seems likely that the groundwork for this hiring was laid when Green interviewed for New Yorks managerial opening a few weeks ago. Though the Mets opted to hire Carlos Mendoza as their new skipper, obviously the club liked Green enough to still want him within the organization. With Craig Counsell unexpectedly supplanting David Ro s as Chicagos new manager, Green might have decided it was also time for a change, as Greens stint as bench coach coincided with Ro s four-year tenure as the Wrigleyville manager. Green is no stranger to the Big Apple, as his last three seasons as a player were spent in the Mets organization, including his last four MLB big games in 2009. Upon retirement, he became a manager in the Diamondbacks farm system and then Arizonas third base coach for the 2015 season. Green was then hired to be the Padres manager, compiling a 274-366 record from 2016-19 while initially overseeing a rebuilding San Diego club. It remains to be seen if this player development job could lead to a new career path for the 46-year-old Green, or if hell eventually look to return to an on-field role. Greens managerial aspirations obviously havent left him, given his interviews with both the Mets and the Guardians within the last two months. Freddy Galvis Jersey