Mets' owner Steve Cohen is back online and trying to reassure New York fans

The richest MLB owner on the planet is tweeting again, as the Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discussed on the latest episode of “Baseball Bar-B-Cast.”

With the Mets having lost eight in a row to fall to 7-12 and last in the NL East, Steve Cohen is back in action on the website formerly known as Twitter.

Nobody likes to lose but I saw some “ green shoots tonight “. On offense, Lindor had two hits including a home run. Bichette got a double hitting it to left field as opposed to recently being right field prone. Benge got a solid hit. Soto started his running progression today.…

— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) April 15, 2026

Cohen has now tweeted six times in 2026, with his latest coming Tuesday night after the Mets lost to the Dodgers 2-1.

As the hosts noted, this is not the first time Cohen has taken to social media to try to reassure the Mets’ fans.

“Cohen has attempted this tactic multiple times in the past, including last season leading into one of the more embarrassing collapses for a franchise known for embarrassing collapses,” Shusterman noted.

The hosts had some fun with Cohen’s use of the phrase “green shoots,” which might be a new one for many baseball fans. The term is used to refer to signs of optimism about a down economy, according to Mintz, who said he had to do some research on the phrase.

“The average Mets fan is just like, ‘Oh, dying for some green shoots,’” Shusterman said with a laugh.

Joked Mintz: “Mets fans are waking up on Wednesday morning amped about all the green shoots.”

The hosts then posed the question of which of the sentences in Cohen’s tweet would rate highest on a “cope meter.”

Here are the candidates for biggest cope (aka excuse) and the hosts’ assessments:

• “Lindor had two hits including a home run.” — “Not that cope-y,” Mintz said.
• “Bichette got a double hitting it to left field as opposed to recently being right field prone.” — “I don’t even know if that’s good analysis. I’d have to fact-check whether that’s true,” Shusterman said.
• “Benge got a solid hit.” — “No. 1,” Mintz said, considering Benge is 8-for-53 this season. “That one’s tough,” Shusterman agreed, though the hosts later confirmed that it was indeed a solid hit.
• “Semien hit a shot that might have been a home run on a warmer night.” — “That is classic cope,” Shusterman said. “Dude, you’re in Los Angeles! What do you want? You want it to be warmer?”
• “Finally, Nolan McLean pitched an outstanding game going 7 innings.” — “He does that,” Mintz quipped.

Just to round out the absurdity of the Mets’ situation, Mintz concluded by noting that more Mets are wearing glasses this year, including manager Carlos Mendoza (“not a glasses guy until this year”) and first-base coach Gilbert Gomez. Mintz wondered if this is the influence of new bench coach Kai Correa.