Mets: What Steve Cohen had to say after firing Luis Rojas
After firing New York Mets manger Luis Rojas, Mets owner Steve Cohen thanked Rojas for his work in what were “two extremely trying years.”
When the regular season ends, the firing season begins — and the New York Mets have already gotten the proceedings underway.
On Oct. 4, the Mets announced that Mets manager Luis Rojas would be fired from his current position. Rojas, 40, has spent the last 16 years within the organization, which the Mets intend to honor by relocating him in a new role.
Mets say their decisions regarding the remaining coaching staff will be made over the next several days.
— Deesha (@DeeshaThosar) October 4, 2021
Here are statements from Luis Rojas and Sandy Alderson: pic.twitter.com/GkZ09TThlQ
Thanking Rojas for his dedication alongside Sandy Alderson was Mets owner Steve Cohen, who expressed his thoughts on the move over Twitter.
Want to thank Luis for his work as a manager. He is a good man who represented the Mets with dignity and calm during two extremely trying years.
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) October 4, 2021
Mets owner Steve Cohen expressed thoughts on Luis Rojas firing after 77-85 season
With the team declining the 2022 option on his contract, Rojas ends a two-year stint with the Mets that has been marred with disappointment. NJ.com summarized Rojas’ record as such: “Rojas finished with a 103-119 record across those two campaigns, finishing below .500 in both while failing to reach the postseason.”
The final season of Rojas’ tenure began with promise, with the Mets holding onto first in the NL East for the greater part of the first four months of the season. Once the team lost the reins in divisional rankings, the team began to backslide in August, ending the season in third place with a 77-85 finish.
The Mets have been mired in controversy over management scandals in recent years. When the Mets brought on Carlos Beltran to replace Mickey Calloway as manager in 2019, he quickly left the organization due to his role in the Houston Astros scandal. With Beltran gone, the Mets promoted Rojas, who was a quality-control coach back in 2019.
This July, it was confirmed that former Mets general manager Jared Porter will remain suspended from the league through 2022 for a sexual harassment scandal from 2016.
As far as Rojas goes, Mets fans seem to back the decision of his firing as they eagerly await the impending hiring of a new manager.
The Mets have fired Luis Rojas. @NjTank99 is a very happy man. #FrankWasWrong pic.twitter.com/IQiA7hN42k
— Viva La Stool (@VivaLaStool) October 4, 2021
Never like to celebrate someone getting fired, but Luis Rojas was an interim guy for a reason. He was never meant to be in that position in the first place.
— KFC (@KFCBarstool) October 4, 2021
Uncle Stevie does not fuck around and he’s going to make the changes the team needs to make. I’m Cohen We Trust
IMO, I think Rojas did a solid job with the cards he was dealt. It wasn't too long ago Carlos Beltran was hired and then fired. Rojas got a raw deal from the jump.#LGM #Mets
— Justin Walters (@JustinWaltersTV) October 4, 2021
Mets fans complain about Rojas all season long, he finally gets fired and then they have the AUDACITY to downplay the role of manager when the list of candidates comes out?
— We Gotta Believe (@GottaBelievePod) October 4, 2021
So there is no pleasing you? #LGM pic.twitter.com/TlW7hzqPH7
It’s unknown who the next hire will be, but they’ll have big shoes to fill.
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