ESNY has learned that C.K. McWhorter’s bid is being endorsed by legendary New York Mets outfielder Darryl Strawberry. Our source also tells us that Strawberry believes that McWhorter’s bid is strong enough to purchase the Queens-based franchise.
Strawberry, like so many other people around the game, would love to see African-American representation in the owner’s box, and he believes that McWhorter is the guy to do it. If McWhorter’s group is successful, he would be the only African-American principal owner in the league. He would also become the youngest owner in MLB at the age of 30.