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FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2009 file photo, billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen attends a benefit in New York. Major League Baseball owners voted Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, to approve the sale of the New York Mets to Cohen. The sale from the Wilpon and Katz families values the franchise at between $2.4 billion and $2.45 billion, a record for a baseball team. The sale is likely to close within 10 days. (AP Photo/File)

Mets GM Van Wagenen, others out as Cohen takes over team

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman starts to run after hitting a two-RBI double during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Braves blow out Mets 15-2, inch closer to NL East crown

By MIKE FITZPATRICK - Associated Press

Philadelphia Phillies Zack Wheeler, left, signs autographs during a spring training baseball workout Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, in Clearwater, Fla. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Phillies’ Wheeler downplays dispute with Mets’ GM

By NOAH TRISTER - Associated Press

The new New York Mets manager, Carlos Beltran, center, poses for a picture with general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, left, and Mets COO Jeff Wilpon during a baseball news conference at Citi Field, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, in New York. Beltran, two years removed from his playing career and with no managerial experience, has been picked by the Mets to replace Mickey Callaway. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

Beltrán: Need to be “best friend” to Mets’ GM as manager

By JAKE SEINER - Associated Press

New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway looks out from the dugout during a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Mets fire manager Mickey Callaway after 2 bumpy seasons

By MIKE FITZPATRICK - Associated Press

New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) winds up during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Mets GM: No rift with Syndergaard, team over Ramos catching

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Van Wagenen disappointed with Mets’ first half

By CHRISTOPHER STOCK - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 30, 2019 file photo Sterling Van Wagenen, left, pleads guilty during his initial appearance in American Fork, Utah. Wagenen, who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced a movie whose lead actress won an Oscar in the mid-1980s has been sentenced on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, to at least six years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual abuse of a child. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune, via AP, Pool, File)

Filmmaker sentenced again in second sexual abuse case

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FILE - In this April 30, 2019 file photo Sterling Van Wagenen, left, pleads guilty during his initial appearance in American Fork, Utah. Wagenen, who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced a movie whose lead actress won an Oscar in the mid-1980s has been sentenced on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, to at least six years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual abuse of a child. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune, via AP, Pool, File)

Sundance co-founder gets at least 6 years in sex abuse case

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New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway stands in the dugout before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Callaway stays; Céspedes takes fall, breaks ankle on ranch

By MIKE FITZPATRICK - Associated Press

Sterling Van Wagenen, left, pleads guilty during his initial appearance in American Fork, Utah, on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Prosecutors charged Van Wagenen earlier this month on accusations that he inappropriately touched a young girl on two occasions between 2013 and 2015. The 71-year-old co-founded a Utah film festival that came to be known as Sundance Film Festival with Robert Redford, but hasn't been with the organization for more than two decades. (Rick Egan /The Salt Lake Tribune, via AP, Pool)

Sterling Van Wagenen, Sundance co-founder, pleads guilty to sexual abuse of child

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Sterling Van Wagenen, left, pleads guilty during his initial appearance in American Fork, Utah, on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Prosecutors charged Van Wagenen earlier this month on accusations that he inappropriately touched a young girl on two occasions between 2013 and 2015. The 71-year-old co-founded a Utah film festival that came to be known as Sundance Film Festival with Robert Redford, but hasn't been with the organization for more than two decades. (Rick Egan /The Salt Lake Tribune, via AP, Pool)

Sundance co-founder pleads guilty to 2nd count of sex abuse

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Sundance Film Festival co-founder charged with sex abuse

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 30, 2018, file photo, New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway watches batting practice before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Miami. Callaway is set to begin his second spring training in charge of the Mets, this time with a revamped roster under a new general manager who expects the team to contend. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Lesson plans: Mets’ Callaway seeks smoother ride in Year 2

By MIKE FITZPATRICK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2019, file photo, New York Mets general manger Brodie Van Wagenen, right, speaks to reporters during a photo opportunity at Citi Field in New York. Heading into his first spring training as Mets GM, the former player agent has already overseen a major overhaul to the roster that has New York eyeing the playoffs in a beefed-up NL East. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

The Brodie Bunch: New-look Mets set to open spring training

By MIKE FITZPATRICK - Associated Press

New York Mets mascots Mr. and Mrs. Met pose for pictures with the team's equipment before it is sent to spring training at Citi Field in New York, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Mets won’t know Cespedes timetable until after opener

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

New York Mets catcher Wilson Ramos poses for a picture after an introductory news conference at Citi Field, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Ramos had grip on Mets from first handshake

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 18, 2018, file photo, New York Mets pitcher Jeurys Familia (27) delivers against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the ninth inning of a baseball game in New York. The revamped Mets bullpen is set to include a very familiar face — longtime reliever Jeurys Familia. Familia reached a free-agent deal with the team that traded him away last summer, a person with knowledge of the contract told The Associated Press late Wednesday night, Dec. 12, 2018. The person spoke on condition of anonymity at the winter meetings because the team had not yet announced the move. Familia likely must pass a physical for the contract to be finalized. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Free agent reliever Familia reaches deal to return to Mets

By BEN WALKER - Associated Press

Robinson Cano, left, and Edwin Diaz wear Santa hats as they arrive to participate in the New York Mets annual Kids Holiday Party, at CitiField, in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. The Mets acquired eight-time All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano and major league saves leader Edwin Diaz from the Seattle Mariners in a seven-player trade Monday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

New Mets GM vows more moves after adding Cano, Diaz

By BEN WALKER - Associated Press

JP Ricciardi leaving New York Mets after 8 seasons

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