Did steve cohen buy the new york mets? · nov 6 (reuters) - billionaire hedge fund manager steve cohen on friday completed the purchase of the new york mets baseball team in a reported $2. 4 billion deal, a record for a north. · after the new york mets made history by striking a $765 million and 15-year contract with juan soto, heres what you need to know about owner steven cohen. · new york -- the mets ’ ownership change became official on friday, as steve cohen closed his record $2. 4 billion deal to purchase the team from sterling equities. · in september, cohen reached an agreement with sterling partners, the mets ’ parent company which is controlled by the wilpon and katz families, to buy the team for a fee believed to be the highest price ever paid for a north american sports team. Did the mets make the largest deal in mlb history? · after decades spent looking up to the yankees, the mets delivered their first major haymaker to their crosstown rivals with owner steve cohen lingering in their corner. · billionaire hedge fund magnate steve cohen has signed an agreement monday to purchase mlb’s new york mets , according to an announcement by the team’s current ownership group, sterling. Cohen (born ) is an american hedge-fund manager and owner of the new york mets of major league baseball (mlb) since , owning just over 97% of the team.