Three days later, Eppler announced his resignation after less than two years as GM. The Mets fired manager Buck Showalter on the final day of the season and hired David Stearns the following day as president of baseball operations. New York finished fourth in the NL East at 75-87, 29 games behind first-place Atlanta. 'I felt like this was like an unpolished gem and if I could turn this sucker around, it would be really cool,' he said.Īpproached by reporters after his session, Cohen refused to discuss Billy Eppler's surprise resignation as general manager last week. I call it the money pit.'Ĭohen bought the team from the Wilpon and Katz families in a deal valued at $2.4 billion. And also, dealing with the underinvestment that I had to deal with coming in. 'You can't spend an unlimited amount of money, so you've got to budget. I have tons of ideas I want to implement,' he said. 'We've done some investing in ballparks and trying to create a fan experience people are excited about. 'The fans want something to do before the game, after the game,' Cohen said.Ĭohen also is thinking about changes inside Citi Field. In addition, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced plans in November to build a stadium adjacent to Citi Field for Major League Soccer's New York City team, owned by the parent company of England's Manchester City. New York State this year authorized three casino licenses for New York City, Long Island and Westchester, and many groups have discussed proposals. 'The way I would describe it is 50 acres of cement.' The only thing you can do at Citi Field is get your hubcap changed or maybe get back a catalytic converter,' he said Wednesday during the closing session of Sportico's Invest in Sports conference.

NEW YORK - Mets owner Steve Cohen hopes to construct a casino adjacent to Citi Field as a way to attract people to the area near the ballpark.Ĭohen, who bought the Mets before the 2021 season, hopes to create attractions near the stadium in Queens in the manner of other teams. Mets' Cohen hoping to transform Citi Field area with new casino You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser

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