How Five Former Mets Players Ended Up Managing in Japan Posted by By Brad Lefton May 23, 2023Posted inBaseball, Chiba Lotte Marines, New York Mets, Nippon Ham Fighters, Nippon Professional Baseball, Rakuten Golden Eagles, Seibu Lions, Shinjo, Tsuyoshi, Valentine, Bobby, Yakult Swallows, Yoshii, Masato Five of the 12 managers in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball have M.L.B. experience. All of them played for the Mets.
How Five Former Mets Players Ended Up Managing in Japan Posted by By Brad Lefton May 23, 2023Posted inBaseball, Chiba Lotte Marines, New York Mets, Nippon Ham Fighters, Nippon Professional Baseball, Rakuten Golden Eagles, Seibu Lions, Shinjo, Tsuyoshi, Valentine, Bobby, Yakult Swallows, Yoshii, Masato Five of the 12 managers in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball played in the U.S. All of them spent time in Queens.
Steve Cohen’s Amazin’, Maddening, Money-Losing Bid to Own New York Posted by By Matt Flegenheimer and Kate Kelly March 26, 2023Posted inBaseball, Bonilla, Bobby, Christie, Christopher J, Citi Field (Queens, NY), Cohen, Steven A, Content Type: Personal Profile, Fans (Persons), Hedge Funds, Hochul, Kathleen C, Lindor, Francisco (1993- ), New York Mets, Nimmo, Brandon (1993- ), Point72 Asset Management LP, SAC Capital Advisors, Shamsky, Art, Valentine, Bobby Once a symbol of Wall Street excess, Cohen has invested lavishly in the Mets, becoming the most beloved billionaire in Queens. Is that enough to reverse team history?
Mets Retire Willie Mays’ Number at Old-Timers Day Posted by By Gary Phillips August 27, 2022Posted inBaseball, Cohen, Steven A, Gooden, Dwight, Mays, Willie, New York Mets, Valentine, Bobby The return of Old-Timers’ Day, and the retirement of No. 24 for Willie Mays, were two more instances of Steven Cohen leaning in on his team’s history.