Triple-A Las Vegas manager Wally Backman has left the organization, Mets GM Sandy Alderson said on Monday.
Backman, 56, had been a manager in the organization since 2010, starting with Low-A Brooklyn and advancing to Triple-A, where he spent the last five seasons.
Alderson noted it was Backman’s decision to leave the organization and wished him well, though Adam Rubin of ESPN said reports indicated Backman was pushed by Alderson.
Alderson added the Mets would begin searching for Backman’s replacement within the next few weeks.
Backman was a managerial candidate for the Mets before they hired Terry Collins, and was passed over for spots on the major league coaching staff each time there was an opening.