Ex-coach Phil Regan suing Mets for age discrimination

Former New York Mets interim pitching coach Phil Regan is suing the organization for age discrimination, his lawyer told TMZ on Tuesday.

The Mets made Regan interim pitching coach under then-manager Mickey Callaway when they fired Dave Eiland midway through the 2019 season. Regan, then 82, was not retained, however, alleging that then-general manager Brodie Van Wagenen told him he was "too old," per the lawsuit obtained