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Mets Owner Steve Cohen Says Club Won't Have a Captain as Long as He's in Charge
- At Port St. Lucie on Monday, Cohen announced, `As long as I'm owning the team, there will never be a team captain.`
- Cohen said he prefers leadership to emerge in the locker room 'year in, year out' and contrasted that with previous Mets ownership, saying he views things differently.
- Speculation had built that Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo could be the next Mets captains, while four official captains—Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, John Franco and David Wright—served before the position became vacant in 2018.
- Cohen added that the Mets clubhouse can have informal leaders and Lindor will remain a leader as the Mets front office aims for playoffs after a roster overhaul.
- Given recent history, Cohen faces pressure after missing playoffs often, the 40th anniversary of 1986, and roster turnover while PECOTA projects 88 wins.
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