Baseball: Mets owner has 333 million reasons to be happy

The New York Mets spent lavishly this past offseason and owner Steve Cohen is thrilled.

“I am very satisfied with the way [la saison morte] took place, said the billionaire on Monday at a press conference. We had a lot of players who benefited from their autonomy. So we had a lot of people to replace and it went really well.
“I’m very excited about this team,” he added. While walking yesterday [dimanche], I felt a wonderful atmosphere. I think this is the best I have felt since owning it. It’s a great team.
According to the specialized site spotrac, the Mets will pay just over $333 million in salaries for the 2023 season. The organization will have to pay around $111 million in luxury tax, a peak in major league baseball.
The Mets notably lost the services of Jacob deGrom, Chris Bassitt and Taijuan Walker, but hired Justin Verlander, Kodai Senga and Jose Quintana at a high price. They also offered lucrative contract extensions to Edwin Diaz and Brandon Nimmo.
Cohen bought the Mets for $2.4 billion in 2020 and serves as the club’s CEO.


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