NY Mets General Manager Eppler Quits After Stearns Joins Team

New York Mets General Manager Billy Eppler has quit after a disappointing season, exiting just days after the team hired David Stearns as its first president of baseball operations.

“We accepted Billy’s resignation today as he decided it is in everyone’s best interest to fully hand over the leadership of baseball operations to David Stearns,” Steve Cohen, owner of the Mets, said in a statement Thursday.