• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

The Cold Wire

Breaking News, Sports, Entertainment, TV, Tech ...

  • Home
  • Sports
    • NFL
    • NBA
    • MLB
  • Entertainment
  • World News
  • Cold Hard Facts
  • About
You are here: Home / Sports / MLB / Mets Owner Has Funny Comment On New MLB Tax

Mets Owner Has Funny Comment On New MLB Tax

By Curt Bishop March 15, 2022 @bishopcurtis5

MLB Mets owner Steve Cohen at the opening of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site at Citi Field on February 10, 2021 in the Queens borough of New York City. The inoculation site will focus on providing vaccinations to Queens residents, food service workers, and taxi drivers.
(Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

 

With the new CBA in place, luxury tax thresholds have been raised.

Not only that, but the highest possible threshold is now being referred to as the Steven Cohen tax.

And the New York Mets‘ owner has certainly made it clear that he wants to win and spend big on free agents, as evidenced by the signing of Max Scherzer, a deal worth three years and $130 million.

But Cohen doesn’t seem to mind having a tax threshold named after him, nor does he mind going over that threshold, as he states he would rather have a threshold named after him than a bridge.

Steve Cohen on whether his Mets will go over the Cohen threshold: “We probably will.”

On having the tax named after him, informally:

“It’s better than having a bridge named after you.”

— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) March 13, 2022

 

Absolute Gold

This comment is absolutely hilarious.

A guy like Cohen is a player’s type of owner, somebody who wants to spend big money and give his team a chance at being a World Series contender, and he couldn’t care less that the new luxury tax threshold is named after him.

He doesn’t take offense to it in the slightest, and in fact appears to be honored to have a tax threshold named after him.

Again, he’s an owner that has made it perfectly clear that he wants to spend money.

He wants to bring in top-level talent and win.

And so far, he’s done just that, putting the Mets in position to make a run at an NL East title and unseat the Atlanta Braves.

Cohen does not care what people think of him and will most likely continue to spend with the intent of going over the so-called “Cohen tax.”

All that matters to him is that the Mets win games and are a serious contender.

He’s not the kind of owner that would ever engage in a practice such as tanking.

    Get ALL the latest MLB news straight to your inbox! Subscribe to the Cold Wire MLB newsletter here!    

Recent News

Sandy Alcantara #22 of the Miami Marlins throws a pitch in the bottom of the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on August 10, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sandy Alcantara Is On Pace To Shatter Marlins History
Jose Trevino #39 of the New York Yankees bunts into a fielders choice during the fourth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on August 15, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
MLB Insider Shares A Yankees Silver Lining
Julio Rodriguez #44 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates hitting a solo home run in the first inning against the Texas Rangers at T-Mobile Park on July 26, 2022 in Seattle, Washington.
Julio Rodriguez Is Running Away With The AL ROY Race

Filed Under: MLB, New York Mets Rumors And News Tagged With: New York Mets

About Curt Bishop

Curt is a massive fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and MLB. When he's not writing sports articles, you can find him playing MLB The Show, watching Cardinals games, and scrolling through Star Wars memes. He is also passionate about music, cats, and South Park.

Suggest a correction

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow The Cold Wire!

Primary Sidebar

Search The Cold Wire

Footer

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

Editorial Guidelines

Contact Us

Sitemap

Advertise

Follow us on

Copyright © 2022 · ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ·TheColdWire.com

Suggest a Correction

Mets Owner Has Funny Comment On New MLB Tax

1000 characters remaining