The Mets are looking to an old friend to fix their pitching woes.

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Phil Regan, 82, will take over as the Mets’ interim pitching coach, while Ricky Bones will return as interim bullpen coach, in light of Dave Eiland and Chuck Hernandez receiving the boot. Regan has been affiliated with the organization for over a decade, and has recently been working with the Triple-A Syracuse Mets after medical issues sidelined pitching coach Glenn Abbott earlier in June.

Regan, whose nickname is “the Vulture,” finished his 12-year professional career in the early 70’s and went on to be a coach and scout later in life. Back in 1956, Regan first signed with the Tigers out of Western Michigan University at 19 and made his big-league debut on July 19, 1960. He served as the Baltimore Orioles’ manager for a year in 1995 — he was the skipper when Cal Ripken broke Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games played streak —  and went on to be the pitching coach for the St. Lucie Mets from 2009-2015.

The nickname, “the Vulture,” dates back to when he was pitching for the Dodgers. Legendary pitcher Sandy Koufax was the one to give it to him after Regan stole two wins from him while they were facing the Philadelphia Phillies. Koufax had done most of the heavy lifting, but with Koufax coming in against the pinch hitter, he earned the win.

“Regan, you’re a real vulture. Getting my wins like that,” Koufax said to Regan inside the clubhouse.

“Sandy was the best pitcher I’ve ever seen,” Regan told The Post’s Kevin Kernan in 2017. “He could have been a 30-game winner his last year, but I vultured a few wins.’”

Regan is tasked with fixing a rotation ERA of 4.27. A task that maybe only someone with Regan’s experience could even think of attempting to correct.

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