The move, announced via a press release at 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, comes 2.5 months into a disappointing season that has followed the team's colossal collapse last September.
Bench coach Jerry Manuel takes over on an interim basis for Randolph, who led the Mets to within one win of the 2006 World Series. They got off to a strong start again last year but plummeted down the stretch and have been unable to rebound.
A preseason favorite to win the NL pennant, the $138 million Mets had won two in a row when Randolph was let go early Tuesday morning.
The Mets also fired their pitching coach and first base coach.
The New York Mets fired manager Willie Randolph, center, this morning.
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