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Mets' Sale to Steve Cohen Could Bring Dodgers-Like Transformation to NL East

In the case of the New York Mets, the new boss almost certainly won't be the same as the old boss.

With Fred Wilpon at the forefront, the Wilpon family has been involved in the ownership of the Mets since 1980, and they've been majority owners of the franchise since 2002. But this era is set to come to an end.

On Monday, the Mets announced an agreement to sell the team to billionaire hedge-fund manager Steve Cohen:

Cohen already owns an 8 percent stake in the Mets.