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The New York Mets are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Queens, in New York City. They play in the National League East division. In the team's history, the Mets have employed 16 general managers (GMs) (not including interim GMs). The GM controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts. The longest-tenured GM is Frank Cashen, who held the position for 11 years (1980–1990). The Mets owner is currently Steve Cohen.

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Owners

Historical majority shareholders

• Joan Whitney Payson (1962–1975)
• Charles Shipman Payson (1975–1980)
• Doubleday & Co. (1980–1986)
• Nelson Doubleday Jr. & Fred Wilpon (1986–2002)
• Sterling Equities (2002–2020)
• Steven A. Cohen (2020–present)

Current ownership

As of October 30, 2020, Steve Cohen is the owner of the Mets, with a 95% majority share with the team, with the Wilpons and Katz families retaining a 5% stake

General managers

Other executives

• Rubén Amaro Jr.
• Chris Christie
• Paul DePodesta
• M. Donald Grant
• Whitey Herzog
• Jay Horwitz
• Gerry Hunsicker
• Saul Katz
• Wid Matthews
• Kevin Morgan
• J. P. Ricciardi
• Jeff Wilpon
• Jack Zduriencik
• David Stearns

Footnotes

• #: A running total of the number of Mets' GMs. Thus, any GM who has two or more separate terms is only counted once.
• Assistant GM John Ricco served as interim GM following the dismissal of Minaya on October 4, 2010. He returned to Asst. GM on October 29, when Alderson was hired.

References

1. ^ "Executive Database". Baseball America. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
2. Schwarz, Alan (December 21, 2005). "2005 General Manager Roundtable". Baseball America. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
3. "Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
4. "Mets Hall of Fame". New York Mets. Archived from the original on May 1, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
5. "Steve Cohen completes $2.4 billion purchase of New York Mets". ESPN.com. November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
6. "New York Mets GM Jared Porter fired for sending explicit texts, images to reporter". ESPN. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
7. "Mets name Zack Scott acting GM". MLB.com. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
8. "Mets undecided about hiring a general manager".

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