News broke late Friday night that hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen has won the bidding war for the New York Mets. The deal won’t be official until he’s approved by MLB and the 29 other owners, but that seems to be a formality at this point. Steve Cohen is going to be the next owner of the Mets.
The days of the Wilpons are finally over. No longer will Jeff Wilpon have a large say in roster decisions. No longer will the Wilpons be involved with the New York sports media.