"The body was still warm, and we were getting calls from agents," Cohen said last month. For weeks this offseason, Mets fans waited for vital signs from their front office. After replacing nearly the entire coaching staff around manager Carlos Mendoza, the franchise's four longest-tenured players -- fan favorites and essential contributors Pete Alonso, Edwin Diaz, Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil -- were on other teams by Christmas."
"Then came a transaction blitz in less than a week to land the plane after two turbulent months. Bo Bichette, the top remaining hitter in free agency, signed the day after Tucker opted for Hollywood. Four days later, the Mets acquired center fielder Luis Robert Jr. from the Chicago White Sox. A day after that, All-Star right-hander Freddy Peralta and swingman Tobias Myers were acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers."
"When Cohen bought the Mets in November 2020, he said he would be disappointed if the team didn't win the franchise's first World Series title since 1986 in three to five years. This is Year 6. And he's annoyed. "I'm absolutely annoyed," Cohen said. "Every year that goes by, I""
Steve Cohen, the Mets' billionaire owner, expressed frustration after Kyle Tucker rejected the team's four-year, $220 million offer to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Following this setback, the Mets embarked on an aggressive roster reconstruction, replacing most of their coaching staff and trading away four long-tenured players including Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz. The starting rotation, blamed for the team's 2025 collapse, remained largely unaddressed. However, within a week, the Mets acquired Bo Bichette, Luis Robert Jr., Freddy Peralta, Tobias Myers, and Luis Garcia. Cohen, who purchased the team in 2020 with expectations of winning a World Series within three to five years, expressed annoyance that the franchise remains without a championship in its sixth year under his ownership.
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