Former major league manager Bob Melvin has been hired as a professional scout by the New York Mets, who also brought back Mookie Wilson as their minor league outfield and base running coordinator. Melvin was the NL Manager of the Year in 2007 ...

Bob Melvin sees the Houston Astros being in better shape than the Diamondbacks were when he became their manager in November 2004. Melvin met with the Astros about their managerial job on Friday, the fifth of 10 candidates that the team is scheduled to interview. Former Washington Nationals manager ...

The Arizona Diamondbacks have hired AJ Hinch as manager, making him the youngest manager in Major League Baseball since Eric Wedge was hired by Cleveland in 2002. The 34-year-old Hinch, who has no previous experience in the job, replaces Bob Melvin who was fired on Thursday. Hinch spent the past four seasons working as Arizona's director of player development ...

After firing Bob Melvin, the Arizona Diamondbacks have turned their fortunes over to a 34-year-old former catcher with no experience as a manager. A.J. Hinch was introduced as Melvin's replacement as manager Friday at a news conference, where general manager Josh Byrnes acknowledged the hiring was "unconventional." Hinch was ...