Long before that billionaire Steve Cohen bought from the New York Mets, former Yankees Alex Rodriguez, had big plans to buy the Queens team together with his fiancée Jennifer Lopez and a group of investors. However, the Wilpon family did not want to sell A-Rod and J-Lo’s team for any reason, despite the fact that it reached the desired price for the franchise, which prevented them from being the first. Latin owners in the history of an MLB team.
There is no doubt that Alex had many plans for the metropolitans and, as he mentioned for The Boston Globe, that he would have led the Mets as his model, even the “boss” of the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner.
It’s hard to say anyone can be like George. It was unique. He is a legend for a reason and he would certainly have been my role model. He always thought, “What’s best for Yankees fans?” and I think that would have been my way of working.
“Boss” Steinbrenner bought the Yankees in 1973 and revived the franchise by winning 7 World Series until his death in 2010.