New York Mets name Brian Schneider quality control coach

Brian Schneider was hired by the New York Mets in January to manage the Syracuse Mets, but now he’s earned a solid promotion.

The New York Mets have named Brian Schneider as their new quality control coach. The Mets brought Schneider back to the organization in January to replace Tony DeFrancesco as the manager of their Triple-A affiliate, the Syracuse Mets.

Only a month later, he’s already earned a promotion. The Mets announced on Friday that he will return to Citi Field to take over the job Luis Rojas left vacant when he took over as manager.

“Brian is a welcome addition to our coaching staff,” Rojas said. “He has been in a major league uniform as a player and as a coach for the better part…