Cyclones introduce their new manager for the 2020 season
CONEY ISLAND — On Jan. 30 at the Coney Island Brewery at MCU Park, the Cyclones introduced their 12th new manager for the 2020 season, which will start at home on June 18 against the Staten Island Yankees.
After several years of flirting with the idea of coaching at the professional level, St. John’s University Baseball Manager Ed Blankmeyer finally made the jump to manage in the New York Mets’ farm system. With Brooklyn’s manager’s spot vacant, the 24-season collegiate manager stated, “The time felt right for me to make the move.”
With a renewed emphasis on minor league player development, Blankmeyer has met the Mets’ management criteria since he comes from a teaching environment; he will be able to develop incoming college draftees who will get their initial introduction to professional baseball at Brooklyn’s Short Season A level.