Fred Wilpon
Fred Wilpon · Sports
Principal owner of the New York Mets (MLB) from 1987 until 2020; co-founder of Sterling Equities. Raised in a Jewish family in Brooklyn.
1936, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Fred Wilpon is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — Principal owner of the New York Mets (MLB) from 1987 until 2020; co-founder of Sterling Equities. Raised in a Jewish family in Brooklyn.
Fred Wilpon is an American real-estate developer raised in a Jewish family in Brooklyn, where he co-founded the property firm Sterling Equities. He was the principal owner of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball from 1987 until the family sold its controlling stake in 2020. His tenure was marked by both the building of Citi Field and financial strain following the Madoff fraud.
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Principal owner of the New York Mets (MLB) from 1987 until 2020; co-founder of Sterling Equities. Raised in a Jewish family in Brooklyn.
Source: Wikipedia / The Forward
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