New York Mets owner in waiting Steve Cohen has already made his first big move before officially stepping foot into Mets headquarters as the team’s new CEO. On Thursday morning reports around the league had surfaced that Cohen was bringing back former Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson as Team President, pending his ownership approval from the other 31 Major League Baseball owners in November.
The 72-year old Alderson, who is currently a Senior Advisor with the Oakland Athletics, was the Mets General Manager from 2010-2018. Most famously Alderson is widely recognized for constructing and developing the 2015 Mets squad that won the National League Pennant and went on to the World Series against the Kansas City Royals.