The New York Mets have spent heavily on player recruitment in the last couple of years. The central focus of this is none other than the Mets’ owner Steve Cohen himself. Cohen has been ready to invest money in the team to fulfill the objective of ending the title drought. This has been made clear by the spending that Cohen has done since taking over ownership of the team. This offseason, Cohen has committed upwards of $800 million in new free-agency signings.

The biggest of which was the shocking 12-year deal to sign Carlos Correa. These deals have caused an uproar in the baseball community and have led to many memes and jokes. Most recently, there was a joke that involved one of the biggest landmarks in New York City.

Steve Cohen offered the Empire State building a contract, or did he?

Yes, you read that right! Steve Cohen is now apparently trying to sign the Empire State Building to a contract. The Empire State Building’s official Twitter account recently tweeted saying that Steve Cohen had offered them a contract. The tweet said, “Steve Cohen just offered me a contract to join the Mets”.

This seems to be rather a joke by the Empire State Building. But seeing how much money Cohen has already spent this offseason, the ridiculous may actually become possible.

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Numerous fans have reacted to the tweet in a positive manner. Most have shared lighthearted comments and joined in on the joke. 

It will be interesting to see whether the Mets make any more moves this off-season. But according to Cohen, it looks like the team may have finished their spending.

Cohen considers Correa to be the last piece that the Mets needed

According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Cohen considers the Correa deal to be the last thing that the Mets needed. Per Jon Heyman “We needed one more thing, and this is it,” Cohen told The Post from Hawaii. “This was important… This puts us over the top. This is a good team. I hope it’s a good team!”

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It will be interesting to see if this is indeed the end of the Mets’ spending. A ridiculous deal similar to signing the Empire State Building may still occur. What do you think of the thought that the Mets might sign the Empire State Building? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.