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The shadow of an ownership change looms over the Mets’ managerial search, as team executives try to deduce the best way to please the prospective new boss.
Only days after Carlos Beltran’s departure as manager, after he was named in MLB’s report detailing the Astros’ illegal sign-stealing scheme, there has been some level of paralysis in the Mets front office on how to proceed, a person familiar with the process indicated Monday. At issue is Steve Cohen’s impending majority ownership takeover and how the managerial hire by general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and his staff will be perceived by Cohen.