On the same day the New York Mets reportedly hired the son of Atlanta Braves legendary manager Brian Snitker, they also failed to retain the coach who Juan Soto credited for turning around his base running. That could prove to be a very costly mistake and one that benefits Atlanta greatly.
Antoan Richardson, despite being one of the few Mets coaches to survive the club's coaching purge after a embarrassing 2025 will not return to the New York Mets in 2026.
The New York Mets and first-base coach Antoan Richardson have not come to terms on a new contract and Richardson is expected to leave the organization, sources told ESPN.