NEW YORK (WFAN) — Wally Backman said Tuesday he resigned from the Mets because he did not feel respected and that reports of him being defiant as a minor league manager included blatant lies.
While Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Monday night that Backman “decided to move on,” some reports said the former Met was actually fired.
Backman told WFAN’s Mike Francesa on Tuesday he left on his own, although he said he would have agreed to continue as a minor league skipper but was never offered a position.
Backman took exception to reports that he refused to play Michael Conforto against left-handed pitchers or bat Brandon Nimmo in the leadoff spot.