Add yet another name to the list of Mets managerial candidates: Brewers bench coach and longtime Division I college coach Pat Murphy, who according to reports Sunday has interviewed multiple times for the job.
Murphy's candidacy _ unknown to the public until The Athletic reported it _ is a prime example of the hush-hush approach the Mets have worked to maintain with their search for a manager. General manager Brodie Van Wagenen hasn't commented publicly since Oct. 3, the day the team fired Mickey Callaway, and the club has strongly preferred the front-office inner circle not leak details of the process.
Among those who also reportedly received second in-person interviews: ESPN analyst Eduardo Perez, Nationals infield/first-base coach Tim Bogar, Yankees special adviser Carlos Beltran, Mets quality-control coach Luis Rojas and Twins bench coach Derek Shelton.
