Mets Add Veteran Hitter Johnny Washington to Andy Green’s Coaching Staff

In a move that feels a bit like a reunion tour, the Mets have tapped Johnny Washington to join Andy Green’s coaching roster. Washington, who once shared a dugout with Green in both San Diego and Chicago, will serve as a co‑hitting coach for New York.

Washington’s résumé reads like a road‑trip through baseball’s back‑stops. He spent last season as the Braves’ minor‑league hitting coordinator, before that he was the Angels’ hitting coach in 2024‑25, and prior to that he helped the Cubs’ hitters in 2022‑23 while Green was the bench coach.

The two actually first crossed paths when Green was the Padres’ manager back in 2017. He brought Washington on as a first‑base coach, promoted him to assistant hitting coach a year later, and then gave him the full hitting‑coach title in 2019. Both were let go after that season, but the chemistry they built apparently stuck.

Washington’s addition means the Mets’ hitting staff will no longer feature Jeff Albert, who departed earlier this year. The club confirmed that Troy Snitker and Rafael Fernández will stay on, though it’s still unclear if the hitting crew is finally set.

He joins other recent hires like longtime minor‑league veteran Mariano Duncan and former catcher A.J. Ellis, who is slated to be the team’s strategy coordinator.

Beyond the coaching shuffle, the Mets have also announced a heartfelt tribute to the late Jerry Koosman. Starting in 2027 the club will wear a commemorative patch on the sleeves of both home and road uniforms, honoring the franchise’s winningest left‑hander, whose No. 36 still hangs in the Citi Field rafters.

Koosman, a 1969 World Series hero who shut down the opposition in Game 5, passed away at 83. The patch design hasn’t been revealed yet, but the sentiment is clear: the Mets want to keep his legacy alive on the field.