In search of their first World Series title since 1986, the Mets lost to the Dodgers in last year’s NL Championship Series. After signing Juan Soto and others, Cohen estimated his team’s payroll at $325 million.

Mets owner Steve Cohen isn’t particularly happy that he’s piling $325 million into his team’s payroll this season, but he believes it’s the price of getting where he wants to go. “I want a winning team,” he told reporters Tuesday. “And I want to get the best team I can on the field.”

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mets owner Steve Cohen once again revealed that he’d eventually like to see his team stay below the “Cohen Tax.”