The Mets have two big names and a lesser-known one lined up for managerial interviews.

Joe Girardi, Carlos Beltran and Mike Bell are all slated for sit-down interviews with team officials, who in recent days have begun contacting candidates by phone, sources confirmed Wednesday. The Mets have also received permission to speak with Twins bench coach Derek Shelton, but it’s not known if he will get a face-to-face interview.

Girardi, the former Yankees manager, will meet face-to-face with team brass, a source confirmed. In addition, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed that Beltran and Bell will also receive a sit-down interview with general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and his staff. Team COO Jeff Wilpon will participate in the process and at some point owner Fred Wilpon would be included. It’s expected that at least five candidates will be interviewed in person. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman first reported Girardi’s planned interview. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal first reported Beltran and Bell.

Girardi, who is working the postseason for FOX, is scheduled to be in New York next week, though it’s not clear if that is when the interview will occur. Beltran, a Yankees special assistant, interviewed for the managerial opening in The Bronx two years ago. His candidacy suggests that on some level his relationship has been repaired with the Wilpons, with whom he feuded during his tenure playing for the club. Bell, whose brother David manages the Reds (their father Buddy played and managed in the big leagues) is the Diamondbacks vice president of player development and has a reputation as a strong communicator with an upbeat personality.

Girardi, Beltran and Buck Showalter are among the marquee names that could replace Mickey Callaway, who was fired last week. But an industry source said Showalter hasn’t heard from the team. Shelton, meanwhile, served as Rocco Baldelli’s top lieutenant this season for a Twins team that won 101 games. He is well-regarded in the industry and could be a candidate for the Pirates job, among others.

Former Blue Jays manager John Gibbons, who came up through the Mets farm system in the 1980s, has received feelers for the job, according to a source, but it’s not known if he will be invited to interview in person.

The Mets are among seven teams searching for a new manager. Girardi, a Chicago native, was scheduled to meet Wednesday with the Cubs about their vacancy, and he could become a candidate with the Phillies if a decision is reached to fire Gabe Kapler.

Other than the Cubs and Mets, the Angels, Royals, Giants, Padres and Pirates are seeking a new manager. The Angels are expected to hire Joe Maddon, who interviewed with the club this week. Other names the Mets could consider include Dusty Baker, Clint Hurdle, Manny Acta, Bob Geren, Ron Roenicke, Luis Rojas, Carlos Febles, Joey Cora, Joe McEwing and Edgardo Alfonzo.

Girardi was fired in 2017 after leading the Yankees to Game 7 of the ALCS, amid questions about his ability to work with the front office. Van Wagenen has indicated that “collaboration” with the front office will be essential for any new hire.

But the Mets are also run very much like a family business, which could be a challenge for an experienced manager accustomed to autonomy.

“I can’t see Buck Showalter going there and having Jeff [Wilpon] just walk in his office,” said a baseball official familiar with the Mets’ internal operations. “Jeff is not going to hire anybody that he doesn’t think he can walk in that office and have a conversation with him.

“It’s just going to have to be somebody the Wilpons are comfortable with. They might interview Joe Girardi or Buck Showalter and say, ‘I’m very comfortable with these guys.’ But that is going to be one of the priorities, that Fred [Wilpon] can come in there and sit with him for 20 minutes and talk to him before the game. Right, wrong or indifferent, they are the ones paying the bills, so they can have it any way they want it.”

It’s a dynamic with which Callaway never became completely comfortable, according to a source. But Callaway’s predecessor, Terry Collins, developed a solid relationship with Fred Wilpon, in particular, and welcomed the owner’s visits. Collins stepped aside after the 2017 season as the longest-tenured manager in franchise history.

— Additional reporting by Joel Sherman