For 11 seasons, John Gibbons was the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. Gibbons served two tenures as Blue Jays manager from 2004-2008, then again from 2013-2018. Gibbons became a fan favorite in Toronto by guiding the Blue Jays to the ALCS in back-to-back years in 2015 and 2016, and also for some of his classic ejections as skipper. Today, Gibbons is a bench coach on the New York Mets.
Gibbons was hired in December 2023 to be the bench coach and with the position the Mets are in, it could be possible that the former Blue Jays manager could potentially become the manager of the Mets in 2026.