Mets Hire New Hitting Director to Align Lineup

Jeff Albert aims to coordinate Mets' hitting development across major and minor leagues

Feb. 28, 2026 at 1:23pm

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The New York Mets have hired Jeff Albert as their new director of major league hitting. Albert, a former hitting coach with the Astros and Cardinals, will focus on aligning the team's various departments - including training, performance, strength and conditioning, and analytics - to optimize the Mets' offensive production.

Why it matters

The Mets are looking to build on a strong offensive season and take their lineup to the next level. Bringing in an experienced hitting director like Albert to coordinate the team's resources and development efforts could help the Mets sustain their offensive success.

The details

As director of major league hitting, Albert's role will extend beyond just working with hitters in the batting cage. He will be responsible for ensuring alignment between the Mets' various support departments - training, performance, strength and conditioning, and analytics - to apply those resources effectively to improve the team's offensive production.

  • Albert was named the Mets' director of major league hitting in November 2025.
  • He previously spent three seasons overseeing the organization's hitting development in the minor leagues.

The players

Jeff Albert

A 45-year-old former hitting coach with the Astros and Cardinals, Albert was named the Mets' director of major league hitting in November 2025.

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What they’re saying

“There's so many more things that go on around the offense. There is the traditional hitting coach and the things you are doing in the cage, and that requires a lot of time commitment. And one of the things I think is very strong here is all the departments that are related to hitting. That's our training room, performance department, strength and conditioning, biomechanics, analysts. I think a big part of my role in this case is to make sure we have alignment and all those things are essentially getting applied well in our area.”

— Jeff Albert, Mets Director of Major League Hitting

What’s next

Albert will work closely with Mets manager Buck Showalter and the team's coaching staff to implement his vision for the offense during spring training and the upcoming season.

The takeaway

The Mets are taking a comprehensive approach to improving their lineup by bringing in an experienced hitting director to coordinate the team's various resources and development efforts. This holistic strategy could help the Mets sustain their offensive success and take their lineup to new heights.