Rodriquez and Lopez have assembled a financial consortium to make a quote on the National League Team, which is being offered by the Wilpon family. The lenders dealing with the sale set a Thursday due date for interested celebrations to submit a quote, and reports showed the Lopez/Rodriguez group were amongst those who got one in.
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ESPN announcer and former Yankee Alex Rodriguez and starlet Jennifer Lopez are among the bidders angling for the New York Mets, according to reports.
The opening round offers will now be assessed by the Wilpons, who supposedly hope to close an offer by the fall and gain Major League Baseball approval for the brand-new owners before the end of the year
Lopez and Rodriguez were both born in New York City, contributing to their appeal as baseball owners.
Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen, who made a $2.6 billion quote earlier this year but backed out over control issues, supposedly likewise sent another deal.
The New York Post reports Lopez/Rodriguez used $1.7 billion. The owners of the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA and the NHLs New Jersey Devils, Josh Harris and David Blitzer, likewise submitted a bid.
