On Thursday afternoon, Erik Boland of Newsday tweeted that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred believes the Wilpons will not be selling the New York Mets to Steven Cohen.
Rob Manfred on Mets situation with the Wilsons and Cohen: “My belief is there’s not going to be a transaction.”
— Erik Boland (@eboland11) February 6, 2020
This is the latest update in a very messy, dramatic and Mets-like series of events that has occurred over the past few days.
On Dec. 4, the Mets released a statement in which they announced Cohen would become the majority owner of the team and that the process would occur over the span of the next five years.