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Steve Cohen explains why fan with ‘Fire Stearns’ sign earned Citi Field ejection

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Steve Cohen explains why fan with ‘Fire Stearns’ sign earned Citi Field ejection
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Steve Cohen has no issues with fans expressing themselves, he tells The Post.

Mets fans are allowed to say what they want about David Stearns, but not to the detriment of others’ fan experience. Owner Steve Cohen explained the viral moment in which a fan holding a “Fire Stearns” sign was thrown out of Citi Field.

Mets fans were not happy — and Cohen has no issue with that.

“People want to express themselves, I don’t have a problem with that. In fact, I support that,” Cohen said to The Post’s Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman on “The Show” Podcast.

“When they get to the point where there are people around them complaining that they are ruining their day at the ballpark. Well, you have a right to express yourself, but not to the point where you’re ruining other people’s experiences. ”June 27, 2026The Mets honcho explained that he was told by ballpark staff the fans ignored requests to be respectful.

“Supposedly, the person was belligerent,” Cohen explained. “They were told to just be a little bit more respectful. Clearly, according to my people – I wasn’t there, I don’t know what fully happened, I am only responding to what I was told – he wasn’t. To sit there and say, well, ‘You’re thwarting people’s ability to express themselves.

’ That’s a bunch of bulls–t. OK? Express yourself as much as you want. You want to chant ‘Pete Alonso,’ chant anything you want.

“If you get to the point where you won’t sit down and you’re ruining the experience of people behind you, that’s unacceptable. ” Cohen added that anyone saying that this version of the Mets under his leadership is not fan-friendly is “nonsense. ”The Mets are expected to be sellers at the July trade deadline as their team falls into the depths of despair, having

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