Steve Cohen and the New York Mets have a leg up on the competition. Cohen is the richest owner in baseball and (shocked face) actually seems to care about the Mets on-field product. For those unfamiliar with traditional baseball ownership,
Steve Cohen wanted the Juan Soto in Queens at all costs. The 26-year-old phenom inked a massive 15-year, $765-million contract with his new team. The assumption that Soto only signed with the New York Mets because of the money was put to rest by Soto himself.
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Those lofty numbers exceeded the Mets’ $319.5 million payroll and their total cost of $420 million in 2023, although they paid a higher tax ($100.8 million) that year. That 2023 payroll made the Mets the first MLB team to hit $300 million.
An MLB insider has recently made an eye-opening take on a potential reunion between Jose Quintana and the New York Mets.