Consider this an early Christmas gift to Mets fans — the Wilpons are reportedly in talks to sell a majority of the team.
Bloomberg News reports billionaire Steve Cohen would buy 80% of the team in a deal valuing the Mets at a whopping $2.6 billion. But here’s the bad news — Fred and Jeff Wilpon get to remain in their positions for five more years.
Worth a reported $9.2 billion, the Long Island-born Cohen would be the richest owner in baseball. Which means perhaps he wouldn’t pinch pennies like some other owner we know.