Jeter mum on future of Stanton and Mattingly

MIAMI » Back in the ballgame, Derek Jeter says he’ll learn on the job as he tries to lead the Miami Marlins out of the wilderness.

How Jeter expects to get there remains a secret, even after his first public comments about the Marlins since beginning his pursuit of the team nearly a year ago. The rookie owner declined to discuss his plans, and whether they include Giancarlo Stanton, Don Mattingly or even the home run sculpture at Marlins Park.

“You’re trying to get me to tell you what I’m going to do?” Jeter said. “Some things you keep private. But yeah, we do have to rebuild.”

Jeter and new principal owner Bruce Sherman held a 30-minute news conference Tuesday to discuss their investment group’s $1.2 billion purchase of the Marlins. Jeter shed no light on an anticipated roster shake-up following the team’s eighth consecutive losing season, the longest streak in the majors, but said he’ll rely heavily this offseason on president of baseball operations Michael Hill.

“I’m not coming in here thinking I know everything about team ownership. I do not,” Jeter said. “One thing I’m good at is knowing what I do not know. I surround myself with people who are much smarter than I am.

“We have some wonderful people who are working in this organization now. We are going to add some quality people as well to help us turn this organization around.”

Mets fire longtime pitching coach and head trainer

NEW YORK » Following a painful season, the injury-riddled New York Mets are making changes to their coaching staff and medical department.

Two days after Terry Collins stepped down as manager, the team announced Tuesday that longtime pitching coach Dan Warthen will not return in that role next year but was offered another job in the organization. He hadn’t responded yet, general manager Sandy Alderson said.

“With Terry’s departure as manager, we felt this was an appropriate time at that level to change directions,” Alderson explained on a conference call. “Terry and Dan had been very close.”

Also, head trainer Ray Ramirez won’t be back in 2018. Ramirez has held that position since 2005.

The rest of the training and conditioning staff will stay on.