BOSTON, MA - APRIL 29: Vice President and Special Assistant to the President of Baseball Operation Tony La Russa of the Boston Red Sox looks on before a game against the Oakland Athletics on April 29, 2019 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
The New York Mets reportedly interviewed Tony La Russa last winter before hiring Carlos Beltran.
Can you imagine Tony La Russa managing the 2020 New York Mets? It could have happened according to Jon Heyman.
Before they hired Carlos Beltran, the brain trust in Flushing interviewed the Hall of Fame skipper (La Russa) to take over for Mickey Callaway.