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New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has a problem with something within his organization. Cohen is not happy that the Mets weren’t able to attract large crowds throughout the 2024 campaign. New York was 18th in Major League Baseball in home attendance figures, per SNY TV. “I didn’t like it. That really bothered me,” Cohen […]

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has never seen an MLB superstar that he didn’t want on his team, so with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. headed for free agency, it’s only natural to expect the Mets to pursue him. When the Toronto Blue Jays were unable to agree to an extension with their first baseman by […]

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is giving praise to the Los Angeles Dodgers, following their 2024 season. The Dodgers won the World Series, and Cohen is truly impressed. "They've built a great business over there with revenues that are significantly above almost any other team and that gives them the ability to do things […]

The New York Mets have had themselves quite the offseason. The organization managed to steal Juan Soto away from the New York Yankees, signing the slugger to a record-breaking 15-year, $765 million deal. On top of that, the Mets brought back Pete Alonso on a two-year contract, giving them a daunting power duo in the […]

After protracted negotiations, the New York Mets signed slugger Pete Alonso to a two-year, $54 million contract Wednesday. While it seemed at times as if the two sides would be unable to reach an agreement, a deal got done thanks to a sit-down between Alonso and Mets owner Steve Cohen. As it turned out, a […]

The New York Mets’ offseason drama continues to center around free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso. At Citi Field’s Amazin’ Day event, fans made their feelings known, chanting “Let’s sign Pete!” and “Pete Al-on-so!” during a panel featuring Mets owner Steve Cohen. While the energy in the room was palpable, Cohen’s response was brutally honest about […]

With the ink finally dry on Juan Soto’s 15-year, $765 million contract, there is plenty of buzz and excitement in the Big Apple discussing just how far the New York Mets can go with Soto on their roster. There’s no doubt that Steve Cohen wanted Soto badly and got his man regardless of the cost. […]

The New York Mets have been quiet since signing superstar outfielder Juan Soto to the biggest contract of all time a couple of weeks ago. They brought back starting pitcher Sean Manaea on a three-year deal, but for the most part it’s been business as usual. As the team continues to negotiate with first baseman […]

It almost made too much sense, and it finally became official on Monday when Sean Manaea returned to the New York Mets on a three-year, $75 million deal. Manaea came to Flushing last offseason as a free agent, signing a two-year, $28 million contract with a player option for the second season. After having one […]

New York Mets fans are fantasizing about the long period of prosperity they expect Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor and the rest of Steve Cohen’s ballclub to deliver to Queens. The days of being labeled as the “little brother” may finally and mercifully be over. Though, the players who served valiantly during that trying era of […]

The Juan Soto sweepstakes ultimately boiled down to the New York Mets and the New York Yankees. Mets owner Steve Cohen was determined to win, but didn’t know the outcome until Soto informed him personally. Cohen denied any special sentiment about taking Soto from the Yankees. Cohen stated that he doesn’t play that game and […]

The New York Mets may have caught the biggest fish in free agency when they signed Juan Soto to a record-setting 15-year, $765 million deal that could be worth as much as $805 million, but their offseason maneuvering is far from over. In addition to having to sign a few more starting pitchers, especially following […]

The New York Mets have solidified their place as a premier franchise with the historic signing of Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765 million contract. At the heart of the team’s groundbreaking move is owner Steve Cohen, whose vision for the Mets has been clear: to elevate the franchise to the highest echelon of Major […]

When Juan Soto signed with the New York Mets, it sparked reactions from across the sports world. However, it surprised Mets owner Steve Cohen the most. He told ESPN that he thought there was no chance that Soto would leave the New York Yankees. “Usually I’m pretty good at reading the signals. This one I […]

The New York Mets have landed Juan Soto, the biggest prize in free agency, giving him the largest contract in all of professional sports: $765 million for 15 years, a full $100-million more than what the Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani. Additionally, the Mets’ offer just beat the Yankees’ own deal by only inches, as Soto’s […]

The fallout from Juan Soto signing the biggest contract in professional sports history with the New York Mets on Sunday will continue for quite some time. On Monday morning, another morsel trickled out that will probably enrage New York Yankees fans. Allegedly, Soto was frustrated during his lone season with the Yankees after an unfortunate […]

After weeks and weeks of speculation, the biggest free agency saga in MLB history is finally over. Superstar outfielder Juan Soto signed a record-breaking 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets, according to multiple reports on X, formerly Twitter. At 26 years old, Soto has still not hit his theoretical prime, and positioned […]

After months of speculation, rumors, and anticipation, it’s official: Juan Soto is heading to the New York Mets. The superstar outfielder has agreed to a 15-Year, $765 million contract to join the Queens-based franchise, according to Jeff Passan on X, formerly Twitter. “BREAKING: Superstar outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets are in agreement […]

As the bidding war for superstar Juan Soto rages on, reports have broke that the New York Mets have the biggest offer on the table currently. The Mets, led by deep pocketed owner Steve Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns, have extended Soto a contract offer that could be worth up to $750 […]

Juan Soto’s generational free agency period might be coming to an end soon. Reports broke on Saturday that both New York teams, the Yankees and Mets, have now tendered offers in the $710-730 million range to the 26-year-old outfielder. Soto spent last season calling the Bronx home, turning in a near-MVP season while helping the […]

The top free-agent story of the Major League Baseball offseason involves Juan Soto. After a brilliant year with the New York Yankees, Soto appears to be baseball’s next mega-millionaire as he has a chance to sign a contract in the $700 million range. The Yankees have been the favorites to get Soto’s signature on his […]

The New York Mets are among the favorites to land Juan Soto in free agency, and team owner Steve Cohen isn’t hiding it. Meeting with reporters on Monday, he offered no new information about the team’s pursuit of their cross-town rival’s superstar. He did, however, make it clear that Soto is a priority. Steve Cohen […]

As the Juan Soto sweepstakes dominate MLB’s offseason, one team has emerged as the frontrunner to sign the generational talent: the New York Mets. Armed with financial firepower and an aggressive ownership group led by billionaire Steve Cohen, the Mets have positioned themselves as the favorites to secure Soto’s services for the foreseeable future. Former […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are at a critical juncture as the MLB offseason unfolds. The free agency of superstar Juan Soto represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire one of baseball’s most electrifying players. However, with fierce competition from deep-pocketed teams like the New York Yankees and New York Mets, securing Soto’s talents will require an […]

Many have assumed that the New York Mets’ strategy this offseason will just be to pay the top free agents, like Juan Soto and Pete Alonso, as much as possible. That would make sense given Mets owner Steve Cohen’s track record. However, that may not be the case according to MLB insider Bob Nightengale of […]

After a successful campaign with the New York Yankees, superstar Juan Soto and his agent Scott Boras are testing the free-agent market in search of the biggest pot of gold they can find. As expected, New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is throwing his hat in the ring. Cohen will meet Soto and Boras in […]

The New York Mets had a miraculous 2024 season. From an 0-5 start to the NLCS, they captured fans’ hearts and placed high expectations on next year’s team. This offseason will bring many changes to the team, especially to their starting rotation. In his first full offseason running the team, David Stearns could be looking […]

The New York Mets are in that gray area between trade deadline buyers and sellers, but leftfielder Brandon Nimmo thinks the team should look to add. He’s made sure to let Mets owner Steve Cohen know about it. “Any chance that I get, I kind of throw that in there,” Nimmo said in an interview […]

The New York Mets managed to split their two-game series in London against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday thanks to a chaotic 6-5 victory. While the win was obviously great for a Mets team that hasn’t had too much to celebrate this season, many fans were still left scratching their heads over a strange take […]

Steve Cohen’s New York Mets are reeling, having lost five of their last six games to fall to 19-23. They have dropped the first three games of a four-game set to the Philadelphia Phillies, with the last matchup of the series coming on Thursday night. Mets fans are beginning to get frustrated, and after Wednesday’s […]

The New York Mets have gotten off to about as bad of a start as you could have drawn up in the 2024 season, but sitting at 0-4 on the season, owner Steve Cohen made it clear that he is not worried after the struggles in the first week of the season. “It’s only four […]

The New York Mets are introducing a “Queens Crew” dance team for the 2024 MLB season. Mets owner Steve Cohen clearly thinks it’s a good idea, and responded to a fan who thought it didn’t make sense to have a dance squad at an MLB game. “This is baseball… this isn’t the NBA or NFL,” […]

The New York Mets came into the 2023 offseason with plans to significantly improve their team. The Mets have made moves, but they missed signing Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto in MLB Free Agency. Yamamoto added to the Dodgers’ stacked 2023 free-agent class by choosing to go to Los Angeles. Mets owner Steve Cohen expressed his […]

In what can be seen as a significant move in the MLB free agency, Japanese star pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto reportedly had dinner at the home of New York Mets owner Steve Cohen. This development, comes amidst a heated pursuit by several MLB teams to sign the highly sought-after player, New York Post reporter Joel Sherman […]

The New York Mets’ game against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday was rained out and postponed, resulting a in a doubleheader on Wednesday during a crucial stretch for the Marlins, and Mets owner Steve Cohen took to X to apologize to the Marlins for not getting the game in last night. “Our sincere apologies to […]

New York Mets utility player Jeff McNeil aptly summed up his team’s disastrous 2023 MLB season in two words, per MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo. “It sucks. I think nobody here thought this was where we were going to be at this point in the year,” a frustrated Jeff McNeil said after the Mets lost to the […]

The most anticipated free agent in MLB history is about two months away from being allowed to negotiate with all 30 teams. Shohei Ohtani is expected to sign the biggest contract in league history this winter, and the New York Mets may be a potential landing spot for the likely AL MVP. Though the Mets […]

New York Mets players and people around MLB still expect Steve Cohen to spend in free agency after the 2023 season, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. A few months ago, any baseball fan would’ve come to such an obvious conclusion. The idea that the Mets would be active in free agency came into question […]

In order to push forward, sometimes it is better to focus on the concept rather than the results it yielded. That is nearly impossible to do in a major sports market overflowing with expectations and hope. New York Mets owner Steve Cohen went all in during free agency the last couple offseasons, piling up the […]