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...
Edwin Díaz is now the highest-paid reliever in baseball, after signing a five-year, $102 million deal to remain with the Mets. It’s also the largest for a reliever in MLB history. Diaz will make $20.4 million per year, surpassing the White Sox’s Liam Hendricks previous record-setting mark of $18 million per year. In order to get here, all Díaz had to do was be himself. The Mets...
The New York Mets (92-55) keep on rolling, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 5-1 on Saturday night. Chris Bassitt was superb on the mound, Eduardo Escobar hit yet another home run, and the Mets have won three straight against the last-place Pirates. This comes less than a week after being swept at home by the Chicago Cubs, a bizarre string of games that sees the team still maintain...
