What is New York Mets owner Steve Cohen's net worth?
THE owner of the New York Mets is not pleased with how the team has been doing this season.
Steve Cohen called out the team’s recent string of losses on Twitter and faced quite a bit of criticism for airing his grievances there.
What did Steve Cohen say about the Mets?
Cohen — who also oversees Point72 Asset Management, a $16 billion hedge fund firm according to Forbes — spoke out about the team’s performance on social media on Wednesday.
“It’s hard to understand how professional hitters can be this unproductive,” he wrote.
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“The best teams have a more disciplined approach. The slugging and OPS numbers don’t lie.”
The comments came after the team suffered a fifth consecutive loss, according to ESPN.
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“The Mets (59-60) have lost 14 of their past 19 games and, after holding a four-game lead atop the NL East as recently as July 28,” the outlet noted.
The hedge fund manager’s tweet came less than a day after the Mets struck out 10 times and walked just once in a 3-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants.
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How did people respond to Steve Cohen’s comments?
Not everyone thought Cohen should be making such comments about his team on social media.
“I'm not sure how I feel about this?” one person replied.
“Does it need to be said? Yeah. From the owner, publicly? I'm not so sure, personally.”
Another fan responded, “On top of it all you didn’t acquire what we needed at the AS break, you failed us this year Steve take a little responsibility.”
What is New York Mets owner Steve Cohen's net worth?
Before he acquired majority ownership of the Mets in November, Cohen was more well-known as a wealthy American hedge fund manager.
He is the founder of both the hedge fund Point72 Asset Management and S.A.C. Capital Advisors, which is now closed.
Forbes estimates he is worth $16billion.
The outlet noted that he has given $715million to philanthropic causes and he lists “Philanthropist” in his Twitter bio, so he is clearly proud of his ability to donate much of his wealth to worthy causes.
