That’s not to say Steve Cohen isn’t willing to listen to his fans.
The Mets’ owner wasn’t afraid to make himself heard when a fan yelled into his head honcho at the team’s Port St. Lucie spring training facility.
“I have to sign [Pete] Alonso! ” a fan exclaimed in a video posted by SNY to X.
coen, who According to Forbes, it’s worth $19.8 billion.I couldn’t hear exactly what the fan said, so I could clearly hear the fan yelling something before gesturing to my ear.
“We have to sign Alonso. We have to sign him,” the fan repeated. “You know Alonso. Number 20.”
It’s not clear which fan made the comment to the Mets owner, but he continued to walk toward a group that was behind the batting cage, followed by one man wearing a fine sweatshirt and a blue Mets cap. fought with them.
Afterwards, she took photos with the man and other fans.
As for Alonso, the Mets and their star first baseman have not yet begun talks about a contract extension.
Alonso has said he wants to stay at the Met for the rest of his career, telling reporters over the weekend that he “envisions being at the Met for the rest of his life.”
“I sat and listened and the only contract issue we discussed was this year’s one-year contract,” Alonso told reporters at Clover Park on Saturday. “I’m very happy to be back with this group. I’m looking forward to having fun this year, and spring is a really fun time.”
He added that there is no deadline for contract negotiations between Scott Boras’ agents and the Mets.
“There is no real standard. I just sit and listen,” Alonso said. “There’s no pressure. But I can’t reiterate this enough: My focus in spring training is to prepare to be the best version of myself during the season.”
