Commissioner Rob Manfred acknowledged Tuesday that MLB has a spending-disparity problem, but he isn’t publicly pointing fingers at Mets’ Steve Cohen.
Commissioner Rob Manfred acknowledged Tuesday that Major League Baseball has a spending-disparity problem, but he isn’t publicly pointing fingers at the new face of spending in the game.
“What Steve spent in the offseason was completely consistent with all of our rules. He perfectly had every right to spend all those dollars,” the MLB commissioner said in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday night during a live “The Show” podcast with The Post’s Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman. “There are actually real benefits to the game associated with that spending. It does energize the Mets’ fan base.
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