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Did Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports hint he could own the Mets?

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jun 22, 2020 6:03 PM ET

Barstool Sports may be adding a new entity to its catalog: The New York Mets.

On Monday, Darren Rovell of the Action Network reported that former New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez were reprising a previous bid to own the Mets, with billionaire entrepreneur and businessman Mike Repole as a partner.

After Rovell tweeted that information, Barstool founder Dave Portnoy hinted on Twitter that he was asked to join the bidding trio:

An anonymous source has asked me if I’d like to be involved with an anonymous professional sports team if they anonymously buy the franchise. I wouldn’t have to relocate. Need to consider
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) June 22, 2020

As Mark Fischer of the New York Post wrote, Portnoy is friends with Repole. Barstool has previously done business with Rodriguez via "The Corp" podcast.

Dan Katz, who co-hosted "The Corp" alongside Rodriguez, joked on Twitter that he was becoming a bench coach for the Amazins:

I’m going to be a bench coach for the Mets. It’s going to be so awesome https://t.co/igzRrk9cRl
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) June 22, 2020

A-Rod and J-Lo hit a brick wall in negotiations over purchasing the Mets earlier this year when majority owner Fred Wilpon reportedly didn't want to include cable television network SNY in the deal. Katherine Acquavella of CBS Sports wrote Wilpon may have softened his stance amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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