According to Thornton McEnery of the New York Post, the sale of the New York Mets is down to two parties: Steve Cohen and the bid led by Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez. Joshua Harris and David Blitzer have lowered their bid after seeing the team’s financials, essentially eliminating them from the bidding.
This isn’t the only bombshell that McEnery dropped. According to McEnery, Jeff Wilpon hates Steve Cohen. The bad blood has gotten so bad that, “He wants A-Rod to come away with the team or make Cohen pay double the nearest offer.