Fansided · Jan 31, 2021
Mets once again find themselves navigating financial turbulence
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Steve Cohen, Co-Chairman of the Veterans Advisory Board speaks at the Robin Hood Veterans Summit at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on May 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation)
Different players, same game. On November 6, 2020, the Wipons’ reign of terror gave way to Steve Cohen, the richest owner in baseball and lifelong New York Mets fan from Long Island.
Gone, fans thought, were the days of financial scandals and sifting through the bargain bin for free agents.
Bernie Madoff no longer held the franchise hostage. The Mets were poised to finally resume operations as a big market juggernaut.