In the four years since Cohen purchased the team, Boras has demonstrated that his long-standing, career-making ability to convince owners to spend big — spend massive — on players very much extends to the Wall Street giant-turned-Mets boss. And Cohen is very much a willing participant.

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is scheduled to meet with free-agent outfielder Juan Soto and Soto's agent, Scott Boras, next week in Southern California, according to the New York Post. Soto and Boras are expected to meet with other owners and braintrust groups between now and whenever Soto makes his decision.

Hal Steinbrenner will not go down without a flight. It is not just Mets owner Steve Cohen who is planning a trip to Southern California to see Juan Soto and Scott Boras, but the Yankees’ owner, too. Steinbrenner is expected to fly out for a visit with the superstar free agent and his agent in about a week and a half,