Steve Cohen Reportedly Willing to Pay $2 Billion for Mets and $2 Billion for SNY

Bidding to be the new owner of the Mets is ongoing. We've talked about how great the content would be if A-Rod and J. Lo were the victors. However, if they're going to compete with billionaire hedge funder Steve Cohen, they are going to have to dig REALLY deep with their partners. According to Charlas Gasparino of Fox Business, Cohen is willing to pay $2 billion for the Mets AND $2 billion for SNY:




Remember the reports that the Wilpons might have to sell the Mets at fire sale prices? Yeah, not so much.

Gasparino later clarified on the SNY part:











Mets fans should be careful about celebrating too early with Cohen. He has a lengthy history with the team -- he owns an 8 percent minority stake and his previous plans to buy the team fell through at the eleventh hour after some Wilpon shenanigans.

Nonetheless, it sure seems based on everything out there that Cohen is back as the favorite to buy the franchise. It'll be very interesting to see how much the sale price is, if SNY is included, and if that crazy five-year transition period from the Wilpons to new ownership exists like the last time Cohen sought to buy the team.



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Ryan Glasspiegel grew up in Connecticut, graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and lives in Chicago. Before OutKick, he wrote for Sports Illustrated and The Big Lead. He enjoys expensive bourbon and cheap beer.