Mets owner Steve Cohen pens angry tweet about Steven Matz's atlanta braves game worn jersey deal with Cardinals: 'I guess words and promises don't matter'
November 24, 2021
What at first seemed funny and different for an owner, Mets owner Steve Cohen's Twitter account has quickly become g atlanta braves outfits rating, controFernando Tatis Jr. versial and tiresome to many — and a tweet he fired off Wednesday morning adde atlanta braves jersey blank d to that saga.
According to Cohen, the Mets were in line to reunite with Steven Matz, who donned orange and blue from 2015 to 2020, going 31-41 with a 4.35 in 579 2/3 innings. However, Matz opt atlanta braves 2021 world series hat ed to sign a four year, $44 million contract with the Cardinals instead, incensing Cohen.
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Matz spent last season in Toronto and had one of the best years of his care atlanta braves all star jersey er. He went 14-7 with a 3.82 ERA while strMLB Hatsiking out 144 in 150 2/3 innings.
The Mets apparently made Matz a similar offer to the one from St. Louis, along with several other teams, before he opted to head to the Cardinals.
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In response to Cohen's tweet, Rob Martin, Matz's agent, put out a statement.
Martin also apparently spoke to Cohen on Wednesday morning and seemed to ease the tension atlanta braves jersey stitched and downplay any concerns of beef beMLB Small Jewelry tween the two.
The Mets have yet to make a big splash so far in free agency after losing longtime No. 2 starter Noah Syndergaard to the Angels and thus far failing to work out deals for Michael Conforto and Javier Baéz to return to Citi Field.