If the New York Mets fail to win a World Series during Steve Cohen's tenure as owner, it won't be for lack of trying.
The Mets shocked the baseball world overnight, signing prized free agent Carlos Correa to a 12-year, $315 million contract, per Alden Gonzalez of ESPN. The deal came just hours after Correa's scheduled introductory press conference with the San Francisco Giants was postponed.
Correa's 13-year, $350 million deal in San Francisco was reportedly put on hold because of an undisclosed medical issue. Agent Scott Boras wasted no time in haggling with the Giants, instead negotiating a deal with the Mets completed in the cloak of night.