Andy Green Says Mets Are 'Fully Compliant' with MLB Rules After Report on AI Usage for Strategy

New York Mets interim manager Andy Green insisted Saturday that his team is operating within Major League Baseball's revised rules for iPad usage in the dugout.

Speaking to reporters prior to Saturday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Green said, "Whatever the rules are, we remain fully compliant and Major League Baseball makes those determinations."

Green's comments came on the heels of former Mets reliever and current MLB on NBC analyst Adam Ottavino saying this week on his Baseball and Coffee YouTube live stream that MLB is cracking down on iPad use in dugouts because of the Mets' utilization of artificial intelligence (h/t Aaron Bracy of the Associated Press):

"The Mets were actually the team, the main team, that got cracked down on," Ottavino said. "They had an AI program that was very expensive apparently and they were bragging about it a little bit early on in this—the year. Some of the coaches that I know were talking about it from around the league and they had basically an AI program helping them pick pitches and I think some other stuff."

Per Bracy, the MLB-issued iPads previously featured "access to video and league-provided data, and also included a custom tab where teams could access other programs."

However, when the second half of the 2026 season began on Wednesday, the custom tab was made inaccessible to all teams.

The Mets are in the midst of a difficult season, as they are in last place in the National League East and in second-last place in the NL overall with a 41-57 record.

Carlos Mendoza was fired from his managerial position last month and replaced by Green on an interim basis.

Things have not improved significantly since Green took over, as the Mets are 7-10 during his tenure.

The Mets are trending toward missing the playoffs for the second straight season and the third time in the past four campaigns.

Given their struggles, SNY's Chelsea Janes reported this week that the Mets have informed teams that outfielders Juan Soto, Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing, and pitchers Nolan McLean and Christian Scott are the only players who are untouchable in trade talks.