Mets owner Steven Cohen is threatening his underperforming team with the prospect of a trade deadline sell-off unless New York gets back into contention for a playoff berth.
NEW YORK —
Cohen said manager Buck Showalter and general manager Billy Eppler will keep their jobs no matter that through the end of the season, but the team is still pursuing a president of baseball operations. New York currently projects to a $360 million payroll and is on track for a record luxury tax of about $99 million. The Mets are shattering the previous payroll high for $291 million set by the 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers, who set a tax record that year at $43.6 million.
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