Ex-manager Buck Showalter congratulated David Stearns, Carlos Mendoza for Mets’ success

SAN ANTONIO —David Stearns received plentifulness of congratulatory messages for nan Mets’ play — including 1 from nan head he fired.

Buck Showalter sent matter messages aft nan play to Stearns, nan Mets president of shot operations, and first-year head Carlos Mendoza to congratulate them connected nan team’s success.

Mets head Buck Showalter successful nan dugout astatine Citi Field connected Oct. 1, 2023. Jason Szenes

The Mets precocious to Game 6 of nan NLCS earlier losing to nan Dodgers.

“It was a awesome motion from [Showalter],” Stearns told The Post connected Wednesday astatine nan GM meetings. “Obviously he had a batch to do pinch moving nan statement forward, truthful it was really bully to perceive from him.”

Showalter, pinch Stearns’ hiring group to beryllium officially announced nan pursuing day, was fired astatine nan conclusion of nan 2023 season. Showalter’s three-year statement pinch nan squad expired past week.