Early in that first season, Cohen invited players, their significant others and their agents to his home for private dinners, soliciting suggestions for the post-Wilpon era. Alderson stepped down after the 2022 season, leading Cohen to hire Scott Havens as president of baseball operations in November 2023. "I'd like to get below the Cohen tax," Cohen said during spring training. Five months after the decision, Soto returned to Yankee Stadium in mid-May for the Subway Series to merciless boos and jeers. But Soto left them for the Mets, and the Mets, for once, don't look like they're going anywhere, either.