Superstar Carlos Correa and the Mets worked out a late night deal after his Giants deal fell through, the New York Post has learned. Correa’s new deal with the Mets is for $315 million over 12 years, sources told The Post.
Something came up on Correa’s medical with the Giants, and Cohen, vacationing in Hawaii stepped in to do the deal he thought had gotten away from him. Correa will play third base for the Mets, giving the Mets a star-studded team and Cohen a record payroll north of $380 million.
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“We need one more thing, and this is it,” Cohen told The Post from Hawaii where he was. “This was important … This puts us over the top. This is a good team. I hope it’s a good team!”
Correa’s Mets deal is pending a medical. Something arose on his medical with the Giants, which caused the 13-year, $350M deal with the Giants to fall apart.
