​When Mets interim manager Andy Green served as the Cubs’ bench coach from 2020 to 2023, David Ross was Chicago’s manager.Could Ross end up taking over for Green as the Mets’ new manager when New York’s temporary replacement for Carlos Mendoza returns to the front office after this season?Ross told Dan Martin of the New York Post on Sunday that he’d “love” an opportunity to manage the Mets.“I hope they call,” Ross said. “It would be nice. It would be cool.”Ross, 49, currently works for ESPN. The former catcher suited up for seven different teams during his 15-year playing career, winning a World Series with the Red Sox in 2013 and the Cubs in 2016.Over those four seasons at the helm with Chicago, Ross managed to a record of 262-284. The Cubs only made the playoffs once in that span and that was during the COVID-shortened season in 2020.“I’ve gotten bench coach offers, but managing would be fun,” Ross added. “I hope I get another chance to at least interview. I was in a big market with no experience and I think that served me well. And just having been in the dugout as a manager already, there’s history of guys doing well the second time around: [Terry] Francona, [Bobby] Cox, [Bruce] Bochy, [Joe] Torre. You learn a lot the first time you do it and there are things you do differently.”It behooves the Mets to consider experienced candidates when they conduct their full managerial search next offseason. Mendoza was fired by the club this past week with the Mets midway through what’s been a disastrous campaign and Green, who was working as New York’s senior vice president of player development, took his place.MORE BY MAX GOODMANMets injury news: Latest updates on Jorge Polanco, Clay HolmesJun. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m.Ex-Mets’ David Peterson didn’t disappoint in first start since Cubs tradeJun. 28, 2026, 7:00 a.m.Mets moneyline is currently listed at +106 on FanDuel for Monday’s game versus the Blue Jays. Our complete FanDuel Sportsbook review provides a guide on how to navigate their app.Ross told Martin that Green is “one of the smartest baseball guys I’ve been around.”“He taught me a lot because he knows all the numbers, he’s analytically savvy, but he also played the game,” Ross said. “The situation sucks because I know how much he wanted this season to work out differently, and he loved Mendoza, but I’m glad he’s back in the dugout again.”Read the original article on NJ.com. Add NJ.com as a Preferred Source by clicking here.