FLUSHING, N.Y., November 18, 2021 — The New York Mets today announced the team has signed Billy Eppler to a 4-year contract to be the club’s 16th General Manager.
Eppler, 46, served as the Los Angeles Angels General Manager from 2015–2020 and worked for the New York Yankees in a variety of capacities from 2004–2015, rising to Assistant General Manager, before joining the Angels on October 4, 2015.
“Billy has the experience, character, and respect of the baseball community that will allow him to attract the players and front office talent to lead the Mets forward,” said Mets Owner, Chairman, and CEO Steve Cohen. “He is a leader who has worked in two of baseball’s biggest markets and his talents and personality will move us closer to my goal of sustained success.”
During his time with the Angels, Eppler gave Matt Harvey $11,000,000, signed Shohei Ohtani in December, 2017, agreed on a 12-year extension with Mike Trout just before the 2019 season and tabbed Joe Maddon as the team’s manager during the 2019 offseason.
