Good Morning, Mets fans! Sterling Equities released a statement on Thursday night saying that they still intend on selling the Mets. It’s been a long week for us all, but (mercifully) it’s almost over. Here’s what you need to know: Latest Mets News On Thursday, Thornton McEnery of the New York Post reported that a key reason for the breakdown of Steve Cohen’s purchase of...
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Following Steve Cohen’s deal to purchase the New York Mets from the Wilpons being confirmed as dead by multiple sources, Cohen has now released a public statement on the situation. https://twitter.com/kevinmdraper/status/1225613250433253376?s=21 In another statement, the Wilpons revealed that despite the deal with Cohen falling through due to the transaction being too difficult to execute,...
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Hours after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred cast a pessimistic shadow on a potential sale and two days after the New York Post’s original report of the deal falling apart, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported on Thursday evening that the proposed sale of the New York Mets to billionaire hedge-fund manager Steve Cohen is “dead, completely kaput”. Cohen, 63, agreed to purchase 80...
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Al Leiter was coming off a down year (4.34 ERA, 1.48 WHIP) in 1997 pitching for the World Champion Marlins. Now that the Marlins had won it all, they entered the offseason knowing they intended on selling off high-salary veterans. The Mets needed to acquire at least one starter heading into the 1998 season and had missed out several of the top free agent options. On Feb. 6, 1998, the Mets traded...
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Fans were elated on December 4, 2019 when reports came out that billionaire Steve Cohen was in talks to buy a majority of the Mets franchise. Mets fans have grown sick of the penny-pinching, meddling, and generally incompetent duo of Fred and Jeff Wilpon. Cohen was expected to buy 80% of the franchise for $2.6 billion with a five-year plan that allowed the Wilpons to stay in the organization....
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As reported by Erik Boland of Newsday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has commented on the potential sale of the New York Mets saying, “My belief is there’s not going to be a transaction.” Manfred did not further elaborate on why he believes the sale is not going happen. Here’s the full statement from Manfred: Here are Rob Manfred's full comments on the Mets' sale falling...
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