Long ago that billionaire Steve Cohen bought from the New York Mets former Yankees Alex Rodriguez, had big plans to take over the Queens team together with his fiancé Jennifer Lopez and a group of investors. The Wilpon family didn’t want to sell the team to A-Rod and J-Lo for any reason, despite having reached the price they wanted for the franchise, which made them not the first. Latino Owners in the History of an MLB Team.
There is no doubt that Alex had many plans for the Metropolitans and, as he told The Boston Globe, he would have led the Mets as his role model, the “boss” of the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner.
It’s hard to say anyone could be like George. He was unique. He’s a legend for a reason and he would certainly have been my role model. He always thought at first, “What’s best for the Yankees fans?” and I think that would have been my way of working.
Boss Steinbrenner bought the Yankees in 1973 and strengthened the franchise by winning 7 World Series until his death in 2010.