The New York Mets woke up the tri-state area to massive news on Thursday. According to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, the Mets have agreed to bring Sandy Alderson back as the team’s president of baseball operations.
Breaking: Steve Cohen has hired Sandy Alderson as team president, contingent of course on ownership approval of Cohen by MLB owners. sources say. Alderson, the Mets’ GM from 2010-2018, will head both baseball and business operations in the new setup.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) September 24, 2020
It didn’t take long for new owner Steve Cohen to confirm the news.