The New York Mets are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Queens, in New York City. They play in the National League East division. In the team's history, the Mets have employed 16 general managers (GMs) (not including interim GMs). The GM controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts. The longest-tenured GM is Frank Cashen, who held the position for 11 years (1980–1990). The Mets owner is currently Steve Cohen.
Table key Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (‡ denotes induction as manager)Member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame
Owners Historical majority shareholders Joan Whitney Payson (1962–1975) Charles Shipman Payson (1975–1980) Doubleday & Co. (1980–1986) Nelson Doubleday Jr. & Fred Wilpon (1986–2002) Sterling Equities (2002–2020) Steven A. Cohen (2020–present)
Current ownership Since October 30, 2020, Steve Cohen is the principal owner of the Mets, with a 95% majority share with the team. Sterling Equities, an entity owned by Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz, owns the retaining 5%.
General managers
# Name Seasons Ref1 ‡§ 2 3 § 4 5 6 § 7 8 9 — (interim) 10 11 12 — (interim) 13 — (interim, as part of triumvirate) — (interim, as part of triumvirate) — (interim, as part of triumvirate) 14 15 — (interim) — (interim) 16 17
Other executives Rubén Amaro Jr. Chris Christie Paul DePodesta M. Donald Grant Whitey Herzog Jay Horwitz Gerry Hunsicker Saul Katz Wid Matthews Kevin Morgan J. P. Ricciardi Jeff Wilpon Jack Zduriencik David Stearns
Footnotes #: A running total of the number of Mets' GMs. Thus, any GM who has two or more separate terms is only counted once. Assistant GM John Ricco served as interim GM following the dismissal of Minaya on October 4, 2010. He returned to Asst. GM on October 29, when Alderson was hired.
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