Carlos Beltran remains very much in the running for the Mets’ managerial vacancy as he awaits a second interview with the club.

According to an industry source, the Mets have asked permission from the Yankees to speak with Beltran a second time as they whittle their list of candidates to fill the manager’s seat. Beltran, a special assistant with the Yankees, is one of eight known candidates. His initial interview with general manager Brodie Van Wagenen came before the start of the ALCS.

Beltran has advocates in assistant GM Allard Baird and special assistant Omar Minaya, both of whom have a long relationship with the former All-Star outfielder. Baird was an executive with the Royals when Beltran was drafted by Kansas City in 1995. A decade later as Mets GM, Minaya gave Beltran a seven-year contract worth $119 million.

After helping the Astros win the World Series in 2017, his last season as a player, Beltran was considered for the Yankees managerial opening that went to Aaron Boone. That Beltran has survived this long in the Mets managerial search indicates he has reached a truce with team owner Fred Wilpon and COO Jeff Wilpon, with whom he feuded in the latter portion of his Mets career. Beltran indicated last week that he only wanted to be considered for the Mets managerial job and had turned down opportunities to interview for other openings.

Joe Girardi, Luis Rojas, Mike Bell, Derek Shelton, Eduardo Perez, Tim Bogar and Skip Schumaker are the other known candidates to replace Mickey Callaway, who was fired after the season. Girardi will reportedly receive a second interview on Monday with the Phillies, who are also considering Buck Showalter and Dusty Baker for their job. Girardi, who guided the Yankees to their last World Series title in 2009, has also interviewed for the Cubs opening. Shelton, the Twins bench coach, has been linked to the Pirates’ managerial vacancy.

Other than the Mets, Phillies, Cubs and Pirates, the Padres, Giants and Royals are also searching for new managers. The Angels hired Joe Maddon to fill their vacancy last week.

Girardi is the only known candidate with previous major league managing experience, but there have been questions whether “collaboration” — an important buzzword in Van Wagenen’s vocabulary — is part of his game, as the front office expects to have significant input in how the game is managed.

Unless the Mets name a manager on Monday, they will have to wait until at least Thursday — the first travel day during the World Series — to announce a hire. Teams are discouraged by MLB from making significant announcements on game days during the World Series.