NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The sale of the Mets to Steve Cohen was thought to be a done deal, but there’s one hurdle they didn’t expect — Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Major League Baseball will be voting Friday on the sale of the Mets to the hedge fund billionaire. The vote is expected to go through, but the sale is still in jeopardy because of one detail.
Citi Field is actually owned by the city of New York and leased to the Mets.
A detail in the lease agreement prevents the transfer of ownership to a felon or a person who has “controlled” a felon, CBS2’s Steve Overmyer reports.