Wally Backman insisted Tuesday that he resigned as manager of the New York Mets' Triple-A affiliate because of a lack of respect and repeatedly getting passed over for the major league staff. "It didn ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Wally Backman has long been a fan favorite of Mets fans. The former second baseman played for the Amazin's from 1980-1988 and, of course, was a member of the beloved 1986 ...

Former New York Mets second baseman Wally Backman was arrested Friday morning and charged with domestic violence in Riverhead, New York. The 59-year-old minor league manager was accused Friday of ...

The Long Island Ducks and manager Wally Backman have parted ways, the Ducks announced in a statement on Friday. Backman, who won a World Series as a player with the Mets in 1986, managed the Ducks for ...

All Wally Backman demands of his Brooklyn Cyclones is perfection in the fundamentals of the game, and his team — assuming the personality of its new skipper — already looks up to the challenge. The ...

Former New York Mets’ Wally Backman smiles during a news conference after his introduction as the new manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in New ...