General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen stated: “It’s a proud day for the Mets organization. We get to promote one of our own… This guy is real. You feel it.”” BVW also told reporters “We have a good team”.

“I will lead this team into success,” Luis Rojas says in his opening comments. The brand new manager of the New York Mets, Luis Rojas: “This is very exciting, guys. This is a very exciting day for me. It’s a dream come true for me.”

Rojas: “I feel like the most lucky person in the world right now as the manager of the New York Mets.” Rojas is slated to wear the number 19 on his uniform.

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