• Joe Tsai shoots down Alex Rodriguez, Mets ownership rumor

    Joe Tsai shoots down Alex Rodriguez, Mets ownership rumor

    Despite a report Joe Tsai is part of Alex Rodriguez’s bid to buy the Mets, the Nets and Liberty owner said he is not in the mix. “Sorry Twitter, it is not true,” Tsai tweeted Saturday of the rumor. “I grew up as a Mets fan and I have a lot of respect for Alex …
  • Alex Rodriguez makes valid point with controversial message: Sherman

    Alex Rodriguez makes valid point with controversial message: Sherman

    Alex Rodriguez was the wrong messenger. In a conference call Thursday, Rodriguez recommended players accept a revenue-sharing plan before attempting a clarifying tweet Friday that he “never mentioned the word salary cap.” A-Rod often has trouble with words, including that salary cap is not a “word,” but two of them. He also has difficulty with …
  • Brandon McCarthy: Players should boycott ‘self-serving liar’ Alex Rodriguez

    Brandon McCarthy: Players should boycott ‘self-serving liar’ Alex Rodriguez

    Alex Rodriguez is one of the bidders on the shortlist to purchase the Mets, but he may have already lost his potential locker room. Preparing for his third season as an analyst for ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcast, the former three-time American League MVP seemingly argued for MLB to adopt a salary cap system. The …
  • Alex Rodriguez won’t call Mets games on ‘Sunday Night Baseball’

    Alex Rodriguez won’t call Mets games on ‘Sunday Night Baseball’

    Alex Rodriguez will be spared the awkwardness of criticizing players who may end up under his employ. Rodriguez, who is currently leading a group bid with fiancée Jennifer Lopez to assume ownership of the Mets, will remain in his role as an analyst on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” this season, but the network will avoid …
  • Sports insiders think Jennifer Lopez’s Mets bid could bring out team’s glam side

    Sports insiders think Jennifer Lopez’s Mets bid could bring out team’s glam side

    Jennifer Lopez could give the Mets a much-needed makeover. As the race to buy the team goes into overdrive, entertainment insiders say bidders J.Lo and Alex Rodriguez would add a missing ingredient to Citi Field the others can’t offer — glamour. A source said Lopez would do for the Mets what Jay-Z did for the …
  • Mets sale development: Mystery bidder, Steve Cohen buzz

    Mets sale development: Mystery bidder, Steve Cohen buzz

    The race to buy the Mets is down to three … or four … or maybe just one. The Post confirmed reports that at least three groups are moving on to a second round of bidding on the Mets, and that rumors persist of a mysterious fourth bidder actively engaged in the process. What is …
  • Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez Mets bid adds NFL star power

    Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez Mets bid adds NFL star power

    Steve Cohen may have more money, but Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez clearly have more star power, and they’re adding to that base of recognizable names. A series of current and former pro athletes have joined the star couple’s bid to buy the Mets, according to ESPN. The list includes Super Bowl champion tight end …
  • Wilpons motivated to sell Mets by end of 2020

    Wilpons motivated to sell Mets by end of 2020

    According to multiple sources familiar with Mets sale saga, the Wilpons will begin to field first-round bids on the team in July with an eye toward locking in a buyer by Oct. 1. But insiders say those bidders are now also aware the Wilpons must find a buyer in the coming weeks in order to …
  • Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez Mets bid gets boost from Mike Repole

    Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez Mets bid gets boost from Mike Repole

    Vitamin Water co-founder Mike Repole is going to bat for Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez in their bid for the Mets, two sources told The Post. He is one of two investors working with investment bank Galatioto Sports Partners who are considering investing up to a combined $250 million with A-Rod and J.Lo for their …
  • Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez get another backer for Mets bid

    Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez get another backer for Mets bid

    Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez appear to have at least one new backer in their quest to make an Amazin’ bid on the Mets. The Galatioto Sports Partners investment bank is working with two investors who are considering investing up to a combined $250 million with A-Rod and J.Lo for their Mets bid, a source …