Omar Minaya

FILE - Then-New York Mets special assistant to the general manager, Omar Minaya watches as David Wright plays in a simulated baseball game Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, in New York. Former Mets general manager Omar Minaya was hired by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, as a consultant for amateur scouting. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

Omar Minaya joins MLB as amateur scouting consultant

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Mets general manager Omar Minaya was hired by Major League Baseball on Wednesday as a consultant for amateur scouting.

Mets naming Citi Field press box in honor of Jay Horwitz

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets are naming the Citi Field press box in honor of Jay Horwitz, the team’s media relations director from 1980 to 2018.