Steve Cohen needs to personally address potential Juan Soto-Francisco Lindor rift to avoid Mets disaster

Let’s take the Mets at their insistence: Nothing to see here when it comes to the relationship between Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto.

Fine.

Steve Cohen should request that the three of them — owner and his two biggest stars — get together at his home in the near future anyway, because if all is Kumbaya, then it is valuable to meet to discuss ways to avoid the kind of collapse that made the Mets the most disappointing team in 2025.

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And in case — just in case — there is discomfort or tension or iciness in the relationship between shortstop and right fielder, then Cohen has the right to sit them down to explain: “I have invested more than $1 billion into you two to be the face and force of this franchise, so if there is a problem here, then let’s hash it out and leave on the same page.”