Miguel Cairo has found a new gig.
According to the New York Post’s Joel Sherman, the former White Sox manager will be joining the Mets organization as a minor league infield coordinator.
Cairo, 48, played for both the Mets and Yankees during his 17-year career between 2004-7. Following his retirement as a player, he worked as a special assistant to Cincinnati Reds general managers Walt Jocketty and Dick Williams from 2013-17. He also served on the Reds major-league staff as interim bench coach for a portion of the 2013 season.
Cairo would later spend three seasons (2018-20) as the infield coordinator in the New York Yankees minor-league system. He was then hired as former White Sox manager Tony La Russa’s bench coach and served in that role for the past two seasons.
Once La Russa left the team with health issues on August 30, Cairo stepped in as the team’s interim manager for the remainder of the season. Since taking over, he led the White Sox to a 16-14 record and made headlines after the team jumped out to a 13-6 start.
Even during the team’s late collapse following their September hot stretch, Cairo refreshingly did not hesitate to call out his own mistakes or his players’ lack of energy and accountability. His positive impression was so strong that even GM Rick Hahn said that Cario would receive an interview for the White Sox’s manager vacancy, though the team ultimately opted for Pedro Grifol.
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