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Former Blue Jays manager John Gibbons to join Mets as bench coach
The beloved former Jays skipper, who helmed the club during their 2015 and 2016 ALCS runs, is returning to Major League Baseball.
Former Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is returning to Major League Baseball for the 2024 season.
The 61-year-old agreed to become the New York Mets’ bench coach on Wednesday, per The Athletic’s Will Sammon and Ken Rosenthal. He replaces Eric Chavez, who’s returning to his previous role as the club’s hitting coach.
The Mets are close to hiring John Gibbons as their bench coach league sources tell me and @Ken_Rosenthal. Gibbons, the former Blue Jays manager, brings a lot of experience to the dugout next to Carlos Mendoza.
— Will Sammon (@WillSammon) November 23, 2023
Gibbons enjoyed two separate stints as the Blue Jays skipper, with his first lasting five seasons from 2004-08 and his second spanning six from 2013-18. He coached to a 793-789 record with the franchise, leading them to consecutive postseason appearances in 2015 and ‘16.
Following 11 seasons as a player, Gibbons joined Toronto’s organization as a major-league bullpen catcher in 2002 before being promoted as the team’s first base coach later that season. He took over as manager prior to the 2004 campaign following Carlos Tosca’s firing.
The Great Falls, Montana, native was dismissed by the Blue Jays in June 2008 after the club endured a disappointing 35-39 start. Cito Gaston returned for a second tenure, managing the team for three seasons from 2008-10 before John Farrell arrived in 2011.
Once Farrell departed for the Boston Red Sox in 2013, Gibbons agreed to return as the Blue Jays’ skipper and was far more successful in his second stint, as the franchise won the AL East Division in just his third season at the helm during the 2015 campaign.
In addition to snapping its 22-year playoff drought — the longest in North American professional sports at the time — Toronto advanced to the ALCS that season and did so for a second time in 2016, though they came up short on both occasions.
As the organization entered its rebuilding phase, Gibbons was let go a second time following the 2018 campaign and ultimately replaced by Charlie Montoyo. He has spent the last five seasons relaxing at his ranch in San Antonio, Texas.
The beloved players’ coach will now look to help a struggling Mets organization that underperformed by every measure in 2023 and has missed the playoffs in all but one season since 2017.
