Former Yankees and Mets Coach Under Investigation Over Troubling Instagram Post
“Former Yankees and Mets Coach Under Investigation Over Troubling Instagram Post”him, the actual pilot looks on, amused. “I’m going to land the plane tonight,” Meulens declares before pretending to grab the wheel. As a result of this social media prank, the Federal Aviation Administration has opened an inquiry into “an unauthorized person on the flight deck.”
“We’re deeply disturbed by what we see in that video, which appears to show an unauthorized person on the flight deck at cruise altitude while the autopilot was engaged,” United Airlines stated in a statement to ESPN. “As a clear violation of our safety and operational policies, we’ve reported the incident to the FAA and have withheld the pilots from service while we conduct an investigation.” “We do not comment on the specifics of open investigations,” a Rockies representative told The Denver Post. Between 1989 and 1997, Meulens appeared in seven Major League Baseball seasons, five of which he spent with the Yankees. In 159 games with New York, the Curacao native batted.221 with a.633 OPS. He had 12 home runs and 46 RBI.
Meulens switched to coaching in 2003. After the Yankees fired Joe Girardi in 2017, he was considered for the managerial position in the Bronx. Aaron Boone was eventually signed by New York. He was chosen Mets bench coach under Luis Rojas in 2020, but just for one season. In 2022, the Yankees hired Meulens as their assistant hitting coach, replacing Eric Chavez, who went to the Mets. That, too, lasted only one season, as he was appointed as the Rockies’ hitting coach in 2023, where he still works today.