Days before Pete Alonso agreed to return to the Mets, he met at a Tampa social club with his agent, Scott Boras, Mets owner Steve Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns. The agenda was simple.

Stocks sold off on Friday as new U.S. data sparked concern among investors over a slowing economy and sticky inflation, leading them in search of safer assets.

While Hal Steinbrenner still funds one of the game’s highest payrolls on an annual basis, the Yankees have trailed teams like the World Series-winning Dodgers, owned by the Guggenheim Group, and Steve Cohen’s Mets in recent years.

US growth is likely to slow in the second half of the year as tariffs, tighter immigration laws and government cost-cutting efforts led by Elon Musk weigh on the economy, billionaire Steve Cohen said.

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen wasn't planning on spending as much on the 2025 roster as he has. Speaking to The Athletic's Tim Britton, Cohen explained he "blew through" the original payroll projections in part because free agency proved more expensive than he thought it would be.

Mets owner Steve Cohen wants a winner, but says excessive spending isn't "the most optimal way to run a team" and would like to see the farm system produce talent.

The CEO of hedge fund Point72 turned bearish for the first time in a while due to punitive tariffs, immigration crackdown and federal spending cuts.

Steve Cohen on what Juan Soto can bring to the Mets as a player and for the fans, plus having Pete Alonso back in New York this season

The New York Mets aren’t panicking. It’s too early to panic. And perhaps, in end, there will be no reason to panic at all. But left-hander Sean Manaea’s right oblique strain, on top of righty Frankie Montas’ right lat strain,