The New York Mets formally introduced David Stearns as president of baseball operations on Monday.
Stearns, 38, was placed above general manager Billy Eppler and under owner Steve Cohen in a working structure fairly common around baseball but new to the Mets.
Cohen had been seeking a president of baseball operations to oversee the entire department since buying the club in November 2020. Several attractive candidates, including Stearns, were unavailable during a three-year process that Cohen called \"sort of dog years.\"
\"I\'m really excited by this,\" Cohen said. \"You know, I\'ve been really patient looking for the right person. As David and I got to know each other, I mean, it\'s clear that we\'re aligned in our thinking. We get along very well.\"
Via Associated Press