Ex-Mets Pitching Coach Phil Regan Sues Team For Age Discrimination

Ex-Mets pitching coach Phil Regan has actually submitted a claim versus the team … declaring the only factor he was booted from his gig in NY almost 4 years earlier was since he’s old.

The 85-year-old baseball lifer defined his claims in a brand-new suit, gotten by TMZ Sports, declaring the age discrimination took place after he took control of the interim pitching coach function in the middle of the 2019 season.

Regan, in the match, states after he substituted the fired Dave Eiland, the team saw instant outcomes. He declared the personnel’s aces — Jacob deGrom, Zack Wheeler and Noah Syndergaard — all improved under his watch … and he included that the team’s period decreased considerably too.

But, he stated he was not maintained following the season … declaring he was not restored entirely since he was 82 years of ages at the time.

In the match, submitted by prominent work lawyer Matthew Blit, Regan stated the team’s GM at the time, Brodie Van Wagenen, even confessed to him that he wasn’t returning since he was “too old.”

Regan likewise stated in the suit that Van Wagenen informed him, “If we don’t find the young pitching coach we are looking for, we will hire you back.”

The Mets wound up working with 33-year-old previous MLB pitcher Jeremy Hefner to change Regan in the offseason.

Regan — who both played and coached in the MLB for 6 years — did not coach once again following the ’19 season. He’s demanding undefined damages.

“Phil is the first to crack jokes about his age,” Blit stated in a declaration to TMZ Sports, “however there is nothing funny about a person being told that they are being passed over because their employer wants someone younger. That’s discrimination, plain and simple.”

Blit included, “Suing for discrimination in professional sports is extremely rare. In fact, Phil debated doing this for many years. But the hurt from the conversation that he had with Mr. Van Wagenen continues to haunt him to this day. He can hear the exact words playing in his head over and over. Phil knew this had to be done.”