Buck Showalter’s introduction as the new Mets manager is expected to occur Tuesday on a Zoom call with reporters.

Among the fascinating aspects of that press conference is Showalter — as a team employee — won’t be allowed to discuss his players, per MLB’s order during the lockout.

But the 65-year-old Showalter’s return to New York, three decades after he began managing the Yankees, is enough of a story for an organization that craved a proven leader to manage what has become a $264 million payroll (and likely still escalating).

A few questions to consider as we await the official start to the Showalter era in Queens:

How will Showalter mesh with the analytics staff?
Luis Rojas got the manager’s job before the 2020 season in part because he had an understanding of the information presented to him and how to distill it for his players — he had previously served as a quality control coach for the team.

Under Steve Cohen’s ownership, the Mets have moved in an even more technological and analytical direction. Showalter, during his Baltimore tenure, sometimes clashed with the front office over the use of analytics.