MLB and the mayor of New York approved Steve Cohen as the new owner of the Mets Friday afternoon.

“I am humbled that MLB’s owners have approved me to be the next owner of the New York Mets,” Cohen said in a statement. “Owning a team is a great privilege and an awesome responsibility. I would like to thank the owners and Commissioner [Rob] Manfred and his team for welcoming me to Major League Baseball.

“And I want to thank Fred Wilpon for inviting me to buy into the franchise in 2012. Fred is one of the game’s true gentlemen and I consider it to be an honor to be the new owner of this iconic franchise.”

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He also teased that the Mets will be in on free agents. A person with a lot of money who wants to win should be good for the Mets future.