The Mets TV house apologized on Sunday after “ignoring the harassment”, Mets owner Steve Cohen said his family has been struggling because of the stock trading war.
SNY tweeted an image that mocked Cohen by deactivating his Twitter account, which the 64-year-old hedge fund tycoon said he did after receiving “personal threats”.
“We apologize for the error of judgment,” said SNY, who still belongs to the Wilpon family, since he was not part of Cohen’s $ 2.4 billion purchase in September.
Last week, small investors mobilized online to inflict massive losses on hedge funds that sell short
Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management became involved in the market turmoil when it invested $ 750 million in Melvin Capital, which was hit hard by the short-squeeze.
Online investors later claimed, without evidence, that Cohen and other investment groups pushed the Robinhood investment platform to enact restrictions on GameStop trading to help offset losses.
“I really enjoyed the comings and goings of Mets fans on Twitter, which unfortunately was overcome this week by incorrect information unrelated to Mets that led our family to receive personal threats,” said Cohen in a statement after deactivating his account on Friday. night.
“So, I’m going to take a break for now. We have other ways to hear your suggestions and remain committed to doing so. I love our team, this community and our fans, who are the best in baseball. The main point is that this week’s events in no way affect our resources and motivation to put a champion team on the field. “