It appears the Wilpons have set an internal deadline to finally sell the New York Mets.
According to Thornton McEnery and Josh Kosman of the New York Post, the Mets owners "will begin to field first-round bids on the team in July with an eye toward locking in a buyer by Oct. 1," and bidders are also apparently aware of the timetable.
"They need to sell the team before the end of the year," a source told McEnery and Kosman.
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