Billy Eppler quits as Mets general manager, three days after David Stearns was hired above him
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. Eppler's decision continues an overhaul that followed a fourth-place NL East finish for a team with playoff expectations and World Series aspirations. Mets owner Steve Cohen fired manager Buck Showalter on Sunday, saying Stearns deserved to bring in his own manager.