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Mets owner says president of baseball operations will stay
Mets owner Steve Cohen stated he will not dismiss president of baseball operations David Stearns. The decision comes after the team fired its manager last week and amid a second consecutive disappointing season.
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Mets owner Steve Cohen said Wednesday he will not dismiss president of baseball operations David Stearns despite the team's second straight disappointing season. Cohen told the New York Post that Stearns remains under contract through the end of its five-year term.
"We'll figure out what changes that need to be made," Cohen said. "But the change that's not gonna be made is moving David out at this point.
Cohen bought the team in November 2020 and hired Stearns at the end of the 2023 season after targeting him for years. In Stearns' first full season, the team reached the National League Championship Series in 2024. Last year the Mets fell out of postseason contention after holding the best record in baseball in mid-June.
Contract and outlook Cohen said the team will live out Stearns' contract.
He noted that repeated turnover would make it harder to attract personnel in the future. The Mets entered this season with the second-highest payroll in the majors after an offseason overhaul directed by Stearns.
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