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Backman: No ‘future’ with Mets reason for departure
- Updated: September 13, 2016
WASHINGTON — A day after resigning from his post as Triple-A Las Vegas manager, longtime Mets employee Wally Backman cited a perceived lack of opportunity in the organization as reason for his departure.
“I left on my own,” Backman said in a wide-ranging WFAN interview. “I just felt that through my time there that there wasn’t any future for me.”
Though Backman, general manager Sandy Alderson and team sources continue to stress that the 56-year-old manager resigned and was not dismissed, reports indicate that there may have been internal pressure for him to do so. Regardless of the cause, Backman says he operated in a manner consistent with what the organization wanted.
That clashed with newspaper reports citing a pattern of defiance in Backman’s behavior. In particular, the Mets were reportedly unhappy with his handling of outfielder Michael Conforto, who did not always start against left-handed pitchers at Las Vegas, and …
