El Presidente of Los Mets?
On Monday, it came to light that billionaire Glaceau co-founder Mike Repole has joined Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez's bid to buy the Mets, and shortly thereafter, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy Tweeted a cryptic message that suggests he may be part of that package as well.
Portnoy later Tweeted "no comment" on a retweet of a New York Post story about the possibility, but it's not implausible that he could be involved. Portnoy is "good friends" (his quote in a Tweet) with Repole, whom he once teamed up with for a web series based off of the "Shark Tank" premise, and he is a partner of A-Rod's, with the retired slugger having hosted a business podcast on the Barstool network alongside Stool staple Dan "Big Cat" Katz.
Portnoy also has had at least one interaction with the Wilpons – last year, he shared a photo on Twitter of himself and Mets COO Jeff Wilpon at a University of Michigan football game (Portnoy and Fred Wilpon are both Michigan alumni).
Portnoy is reportedly worth $100 million, and Barstool was valued at $450 million when Penn National Gaming purchased a 36 percent stake in the company for $163 million in January.
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