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PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida.– The owner of the New York Mets, Steve Cohen, was categorical in assuring that the organization will not designate a captain while he is at the head of the club.
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During an intervention at Clover Park, Cohen explained that the decision responds to his vision of the team's internal workings. "As long as I'm the owner, there will be no captain," he stated, making it clear that he prefers leadership to arise naturally within the clubhouse. The Mets have not had a captain since the departure of David Wright, who held that role between 2013 and 2018. In recent years, especially during Spring Training, the name of Francisco Lindor emerged as a possible candidate due to his leadership and long-term contract. However, Cohen indicated that he never contemplated making a formal appointment. "The locker room changes every year. I prefer that the group resolves things internally instead of establishing a label," explained the businessman, underlining that the captain figure is uncommon in current baseball. In the club's history, in addition to Wright, only Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter and John Franco have officially held that title. Currently, in Major League Baseball, only two teams maintain a formal captain: the Yankees with Aaron Judge and the Royals with Salvador Perez.
