Fred Wilpon (born November 22, 1936) [1] is an American real estate developer and former baseball executive. He was principal owner of the New York Mets from 1987 to 2020.

Apr 16, 2021 · With Katz standing by his side, Wilpon made the plea to Mets fans not to give up on the Queens baseball team, promising that the club would add to its two World Series titles …

Jul 6, 2021 · But now, sources say, the 84-year-old real estate developer is having trouble offloading the entity that owns exclusive rights to broadcast Mets games — called SportsNet …

Jul 14, 2023 · Cohen’s spending spree will likely mean the Mets will lose about $200 million pretax this season, meaning Sterling Equities, which is controlled by cofounders Fred Wilpon …

Nov 26, 2024 · As the principal owner of the New York Mets, Wilpon oversaw significant milestones, including the team’s National League pennants in 2000 and 2015. His tenure was …

Sep 25, 2020 · Fred Wilpon’s relationship with Bernie Madoff in itself was incredibly unacceptable and grounds for disqualification as an MLB owner. Madoff, the dude behind the largest …

Fred Wilpon (born November 22, 1936 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn) is a real estate developer, baseball executive and the majority owner of the New York Mets. His son Jeff Wilpon is the …

Sep 27, 2020 · After his entanglement in the Madoff Ponzi scheme, the longtime Mets owner Fred Wilpon vowed to fight to keep his team. He did, but the scandal altered the course of his reign.

May 23, 2011 · The owners of the New York Mets turned a blind eye to Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, and should give up roughly $300 million of fictitious profits they made from the now …

Fred Wilpon is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Sterling Equities and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Mets. In 2000, he co-founded and became Chairman …