Pedro Lopez will succeed Wally Backman as the Triple-A Las Vegas manager, reports ESPN's Adam Rubin. Lopez had been the Double-A manager of Binghamton.
Backman left the organization back in September, citing that he felt 'disrespected' by the team.
Rubin also reports that Frank Viola and Jack Voigt will remain in their their positions as pitching and hitting coaches.
In 2011, Backman was a finalist for the Mets' manager position, which went to current manager Terry Collins.