Wally Backman out to prove polarizing baseball journey ‘is not over’ by rescuing woeful Staten Island team
The last two years proved to new Staten Island manager Wally Backman and his family that his competitive juices still are flowing.
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Sports exclusive details Wally Backman out to prove polarizing baseball journey ‘is not over’ by rescuing woeful Staten Island team By Ryan Dunleavy Published June 16, 2026, 7:30 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The Staten Island FerryHawks are as happy to have Wally Backman as the umpires of his 10-year-old grandson’s baseball games are to be rid of him as a heckler. The last two years proved to Backman and his family that his competitive juices still are flowing. And, if the 66-year-old former Mets great is going to be managing from a dugout, he only wants to do it in New York. “My time in baseball is not over,” Backman told The Post on Monday, shortly after he was announced as the manager of the FerryHawks. “I’ve been a lifer.
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