NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 25: Taijuan Walker #99 of the New York Mets is removed from a game against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning by manager Luis Rojas #19 at Citi Field on August 25, 2021 in New York City. The Giants defeated the Mets 3-2. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Things have changed drastically for Luis Rojas. The New York Mets skipper was never universally beloved, but which managers in baseball can walk around town with this claim? It’s a tough gig and there will always be haters.
Through the first part of the season, there were those who nitpicked everything Rojas did and those who saw something else.