More good news for Mets fans: if MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has his way, Steve Cohen will officially own the Mets sooner rather than later.
On RADIO.COM’s Big Time Baseball podcast, Manfred told Jon Heyman that it’s up to the owners’ approval, of course, but “we’re going to try to process this as quickly as possible.”
"I think given the time of year, we would like to move this along as quickly as possible so that the Mets have certainty as they go into the offseason,” Manfred said. “(That way they are) absolutely clear who's making the decisions about how the roster will be put together, what the budget is, and what the 2021 version of the New York Mets is going to look like."
Rumors have held that the owners might approve Cohen’s bid as soon as the November owners’ meetings, and according to SNY’s Andy Martino, "the presence of Sandy Alderson should create the needed support to win the vote."
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Manfred also had this to say on outgoing owner Fred Wilpon:
"Fred Wilpon has been a great owner of the Mets for a substantial period of time," Manfred said. "He's really well-respected among the other owners. Whatever the outcome, the result, nobody wanted to win more than Fred Wilpon. He desperately wanted to deliver a winner on a consistent basis to Mets fans."
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