Good morning, Mets fans! During Friday night’s game, Brandon Nimmo recorded a stat line that has only been achieved four other times since 1901. He went 2-for-2 with two triples and three walks which, before he did it on Friday night, hadn’t been done since 2010 when both Shane Victorino and Dexter Fowler put up the same stat line. Mike Schmidt also did it in 1977. With his...
Good morning, Mets fans! Anthony Rieber of Newsday wrote about how the Mets added a locker room specifically for women employees this offseason right near the player’s clubhouse. Buck Showalter spoke about how this was one of the biggest priorities for the team: “We wanted to be ahead of it. That was a priority in the offseason, the No. 1 thing to get that done… We didn’t...
Good morning, Mets fans! Steve Cohen announced that the Mets have an agreement in place with New York-Presbyterian to alter the new sponsorship patch that first appeared on the Mets’ jerseys during Friday’s home opener. The new patch has been met with backlash for both its color and its size. Cohen said that the red and white on the patch are “Phillies colors” and wants...
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen talked to Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman of the New York Post recently on topics ranging from the World Baseball Classic to a potential extension for slugger Pete Alonso. Cohen Likes the WBC Cohen replied to one of my tweets about the atmosphere during a WBC in Taiwan asking if the game took place in Japan. Less than a week later, Cohen was in Japan watching Samurai...
Good morning, Mets fans! Per Marc Craig of The Athletic, Edwin Díaz returned home to Port St. Lucie on Saturday after having surgery on Thursday. He was greeted by a trainer, nutritionist and a personal chef, courtesy of Steve Cohen and the Mets. According to a phone call between Cohen and Díaz, Cohen told him, “We’re going to do everything we can to get you better and take care of you.” This is...
There’s no such thing as an offseason in sports anymore. Especially in baseball. And, for New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler, he was busier this winter than he will be at any other point during the year. When the cold weather hits and the dark settles in early, the vast majority of us bunker down and count down the days until spring arrives. For Eppler, and other baseball...
Mets owner Steve Cohen was in Port St. Lucie for day six of Mets spring training. He spent a few minutes speaking with the media over the railing of the Mets dugout at Clover Park. Cohen spoke on various topics, including the vibe and goals of the team, team spending and fulfilling promises to the fans, connecting with players and fans, as well as Shohei Ohtani’s anticipated free agency at the...
Sandy Alderson is no longer the Mets team president, says owner Steve Cohen. Alderson is now with the team as an advisor with Cohen becoming more and more involved in day-to-day operations. That includes Cohen spending every Thursday in Mets meetings and not as his hedge fund. Alderson has been with the Mets since 2011. Originally hired to replace Omar Minaya as the general manager, Alderson has...
Mets owner Steve Cohen sat down with long-time radio broadcaster Howie Rose for the Mets’d Up podcast leading into an important 2023 season for the franchise. They talked about everything from what Cohen hopes to do with the 50 acres of asphalt outside of Citi Field to his expectations for the future of the team. Queens Future Steve Cohen created a group called Queens Future that is giving...
Mets owner Steve Cohen sat down for an exclusive interview with ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Cohen, now two years into team ownership, spoke about what it’s taken to make the Mets the highest-spending team in baseball history. Cohen has the Mets presently sitting at a payroll of $369.9 million with the competitive-balance-tax included. Cohen has been likened to former Yankees owner George...
It is no secret that Steve Cohen has made such a large impact over the two-plus years as the owner of the New York Mets. Notably, he had spent billions of dollars in ensuring the product on the field is as strong as possible. Well, now he is turning his focus off of the field. Namely, on the surrounding area of Citi Field. It is well known the area surrounding Citi Field is wasteful and...
Good morning, Mets fans! Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported that the Mets sold $1 million in single-game tickets on Wednesday, the day that it was announced Carlos Correa and the Mets had a deal. Steve Cohen made a promise to the fanbase when he became owner of the Mets that he would commit to winning. Last year’s 101-win performance coupled with the historic offseason the Mets are...
