Miguel Cairo of the Washington Nationals and Carlos Mendoza of the New York Mets are the first Venezuelans to manage against each other in the major leagues.

The New York Mets are currently enduring the toughest skid of their season, turning what might have been a typical slump into a full-blown nightmare. At the start of July, the Mets were firmly in contention to win the NL East and potentially compete as one of the top teams in the National League.

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Things haven't been going the New York Mets' way of late, but Jon Heyman of the New York Post sees no end in sight for the skipper's job status.

Cardenales Little League from his hometown of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, was representing Latin America in the LLWS.

The Mets are going through their roughest stretch of the year; is a managerial change needed to turn their season around?

However, when asked if Holmes might be a candidate to be removed from the rotation as well, manager Carlos Mendoza brushed aside the question after the eventual 13-5 Mets win on Tuesday.