Mets: Cohen Could Have Influence on New Manager Hire

With the Wilpons on their way out as the owners of the New York Mets, the shot-calling will soon be passed to incoming owner Steve Cohen, the billionaire hedge-fund mogul who is in the process of buying out the Sterling Equities group – Fred Wilpon and his son, Jeff and brother-in-law Saul Katz.

That authority appears to be shifting sooner than people may have thought. The Mets are in the throes of hiring a new manager after Carlos Beltran stepped aside due to his role in the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal.

Cohen may not weigh in on the decision, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post, but the Mets’ brass is keeping Cohen in mind when making the hire.

The fear of team executives…