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Mets' Steve Cohen fires back at MLB team owners who are mad at his spending: 'They need to look more at themselves'

New York Mets team owner Steve Cohen has one goal: to win a World Series. This is, somehow, a controversial stance in baseball.

Cohen, who has spent millions upon millions to make sure the Mets contend, has become a sort-of pariah among other MLB franchise owners, who think his excessive spending is making them look bad.

Cohen delivered a response to those club owners Monday, telling them that's their problem, per ESPN's Jeff Passan.

"I've heard what everyone else has heard: That they're not happy with me," Cohen said. "I hear things from people who are maybe more neutral — that they're taking a lot of heat from their fans.