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MLB managers find incompetence, impatience make hot seat even tougher
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2 NY Mets coaches who won't be back next season, 2 who will barely keep their jobs
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This Week in Mets Quotes: Showalter McNeil, Braves deGrom - Amazin' Avenue
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Drew Smith reinstated to Mets' roster after sticky stuff suspension
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SNY on X: Buck Showalter did not check the NL East standings until the Mets were on their plane ride back to New York: We can't do anything about that, we have
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Mets manager Buck Showalter addresses possibility of losing NL East to Braves
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Mets' Drew Smith maintains innocence following suspension
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Mets 'will stick with manager Buck Showalter and general manager Billy Eppler' despite playoffs exit
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Is Buck Showalter to blame for the current struggles of the Mets?
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Buck's back: Showalter gets another October shot with Mets
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Mets' Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso react to manager Buck Showalter's departure
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ODDS and EVENS] Kodai Senga Joins NY Mets, Raising Expectations for Team in 2023
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Anthony DiComo on X: The entire Mets team and staff has come out of the dugout to applaud Buck Showalter as he exchanges his final lineup card as Mets manager. Showalter is getting a standing ovation from the crowd. / X
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Mets manager Buck Showalter 'disappointed' in team's performance