The ring is also a reminder about the season’s goal. It’s not just to beat last year, which would be an especially low bar. It’s to go deep into October, and to accomplish that the Mets spent liber…
Devin Williams throws a pitch during the ninth inning of the Mets' 4-2, 11-inning win over the Pirates on March 28, 2026 at Citi Field.The fan giveaway at Citi Field was a pretty sweet one, a replica of the 1986 World Series ring.
It was bright blue, gold and shiny and adorned with what were presumably fake diamonds.Steve Cohen is willing to lose a cool $200 million-plus a year on the team to chase a real ring, but of course nobody’s giving away any real diamonds, even diamond chips. While it was one of the better fan promotions, it was also a sad reminder that it’s been 40 years since the Mets last won a World Series. That’s a long time for any team, but especially for a team in the biggest market in baseball. The Mets have made various efforts over the ringless past four decades, from the tight Madoff years to the free-spending Cohen years now, with the greatest attempt to win coming this very year, at least based on dollars spent. The Cohen Mets are into this team for about $375 million, as the Amazin’s hope to erase the memory of the debacle of 2025 with several big winter bets that transformed a roster they believed had grown stale.Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen before the Mets' Opening Day win over the Pirates on March 26, 2026 at Citi Field.Luis Robert Jr. lets out a celebratory yell after hitting a walk-off three-run homer in the 11th inning of the Mets' 4-2 win over the Pirates on March 28, 2026 at Citi Field.Devin Williams lets out a yell after getting out of the ninth inning of the Mets' 11-inning win over the Pirates at Citi Field.Floundering Yankees’ last stand comes with sobering Aaron Judge-Max Fried reality
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