Wally Backman insisted Tuesday that he resigned as manager of the New York Mets' Triple-A affiliate because of a lack of respect and repeatedly getting passed over for the major league staff.
"It didn't look like there was any future for me," Backman told WFAN. "... I felt I earned more than I've been given."
Backman, 56, had managed in the Mets system since 2010 and led the Triple-A affiliate for the past five seasons.