Single-A Brooklyn manager Wally Backman was interviewed Saturday in San Diego for the Mets’ managerial opening. He had a three-hour sit-down meeting with new Mets GM Sandy Alderson and, according to ...

NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) -- Wally Backman will be granted a follow-up interview with new GM Sandy Alderson for the Mets' managerial opening, according to Steve Popper and Bob Klapisch of the Bergen Record.

Looks like the so-called People's Choice has taken a step closer to becoming Sandy Alderson's choice as well. Wally Backman will be among the managerial hopefuls to receive a second interview with the ...

Sandy Alderson, quickly building a reputation as the busiest man in baseball, wrapped up interviews Thursday with Bob Melvin and Dave Jauss before heading to California for three more with internal ...

Well, Wally Backman's finally going to get his interview for the Mets' gig. The Brooklyn Cyclones skipper and 1986 hero will meet with GM Sandy Alderson "face to face in San Diego" on Saturday, Bob ...

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 ...

The Diamondbacks on Wednesday reinterviewed Wally Backman and Bob Melvin as the team's managerial search hits the home stretch. Manny Acta, the third finalist, is scheduled for his second interview ...