Wally Backman insists he broke up with the Mets, despite reports Sandy Alderson dumped him.
“I resigned,’’ he told the Daily News Monday night. “I was in Triple-A for five years here. It’s time for me to pursue other opportunities in baseball.’’
However, the New York Post reports Alderson fired Backman after the Triple-A manager disobeyed him. Among other things, Backman reportedly would not bat Brandon Nimmo leadoff and he would not bat Michael Conforto against lefties at all.