Luis Rojas betrays Mets and joins coaching staff crosstown

Former New York Mets skipper Luis Rojas joins the New York Yankees coaching staff.

Luis Rojas is proof that you can never put a price on not having to move to find your next job.

The former New York Mets manager has agreed to become the next third base coach of the New York Yankees. While his two-year run as the Mets skipper did not go over well, Rojas spent the previous 16 years in the Mets organization. He checked the box to become the sixth father-son managerial duo in MLB history, although his father Felipe Alou was way more successful than him.

Congratulations on Rojas not having to move to find his new job on the MLB coaching circuit.

Luis Rojas joins the New York Yankees coaching staff as third base coach

Though Rojas was not a great manager while he was with the Mets, keep in mind that he was inserted into that role after Carlos Beltran’s involvement in the 2017 Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal became public knowledge shortly before the global pandemic. It was a tough spot to be put in, but the Mets’ second-half collapse ultimately led to his termination at the end of 2021.

For now, Rojas joins Aaron Boone’s Yankees staff to hopefully propel the Bronx Bombers back to the World Series. The winningest franchise in baseball has not been to a Fall Classic since winning it all back in 2009. Given that the Yankees play in the toughest division in baseball, there are no guarantees they will even be one of two wild card teams next year. They just have to play ball.

While Rojas did not have to move to get his new job, let’s see if his arm is ready to do the windmill.