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The New York Mets announced Thursday that GM Billy Eppler resigned from his position. The news comes just days after the organization fired manager Buck Showalter after missing the playoffs. Showalter, last year's NL Manager of the Year, was with the Mets just two seasons. The Mets also hired former Milwaukee Brewers executive David Stearns as the team's next president of baseball operations earlier this fall, who will now be tasked with hiring both a new manager and general manager. Mets owner Steve Cohen said: "Billy Eppler led this team through a 101-win season and postseason...

The news follows the official announcement of the hiring of David Stearns as president of baseball operations.

Billy Eppler's resignation as Mets GM didn't come out of nowhere, as it turns out. An MLB investigation prompted the surprise exit.

NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Eppler resigned as New York Mets general manager Thursday, and a person familiar with the probe said he is under investigation by Major League Baseball. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation. The person did not disclose […]

Billy Eppler quit as New York Mets general manager Thursday, three days after David Stearns was hired above him as the team's first president of baseball operations.