List of New York Mets owners and executives
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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).[1] The GM controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts.[2] The longest-tenured GM is Frank Cashen, who held the position for 11 years (1980–1990).[1] The Mets owner is currently Steve Cohen.
† or ‡ | Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (‡ denotes induction as manager)[3] |
§ | Member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame[4] |
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
As of October 30, 2020, Steve Cohen is the owner of the Mets, with a 95% majority share with the team, with the Wilpons and Katz families retaining a 5% stake [5]
General managers
| #[a] | Name | Seasons | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Weiss‡§ | 1962–1966 | [1] |
| 2 | Bing Devine | 1967 | [1] |
| 3 | Johnny Murphy§ | 1968–1969 | [1] |
| 4 | Bob Scheffing | 1970–1974 | [1] |
| 5 | Joe McDonald | 1975–1979 | [1] |
| 6 | Frank Cashen§ | 1980– 1991 | [1] |
| 7 | Al Harazin | 1992– 1993 | [1] |
| 8 | Joe McIlvaine | 1994–1997 | [1] |
| 9 | Steve Phillips | 1997 | [1] |
| — | Frank Cashen (interim) | 1998 | [1] |
| 10 | Steve Phillips | 1998–2003 | [1] |
| 11 | Jim Duquette | 2004 | [1] |
| 12 | Omar Minaya | 2005–2010 | [1] |
| — | John Ricco (interim) | 2010 | [1] |
| 13 | Sandy Alderson | 2010–2018 | [1] |
| — | John Ricco (interim, as part of triumvirate) | 2018 | [1] |
| — | Omar Minaya (interim, as part of triumvirate) | 2018 | [1] |
| — | J. P. Ricciardi (interim, as part of triumvirate) | 2018 | [1] |
| 14 | Brodie Van Wagenen | 2018–2020 | [1] |
| 15 | Jared Porter | 2020–2021 | [6] |
| — | Zack Scott (interim) | 2021 | [7] |
| — | Sandy Alderson (interim) | 2021 | |
| 16 | Billy Eppler | 2021–2023 | |
| 17 | David Stearns | 2024–present | [8] |
