The Mets television house apologized Sunday after it “shed light on the harassment,” Mets owner Steve Cohen said his family has clashed over the stock market war.
SNY tweeted an image that mocked Cohen by deactivating his Twitter account, which the 64-year-old hedge fund mogul said he did after receiving “personal threats.”
“We apologize for the misjudgment,” SNY said in a statement.
Last week, small investors mobilized online to cause massive losses to hedge funds selling short films
Cohen’s Point72 asset management was embroiled in market turmoil when it invested $ 750 million in Melvin Capital, which was hard hit by the downturn.
Later, online investors claimed, without proof, that Cohen and other investment groups had pushed the Robinhood investment platform to enact restrictions on GameStop trades, to help offset losses.
“I really enjoyed coming and going with Mets fans on Twitter, who unfortunately was overwhelmed this week by the unrelated misinformation with the Mets that caused our family to receive personal threats,” Cohen said in a statement after deactivating his account Friday night.
“So I will take a break for now. We have other ways to listen to your suggestions and remain committed to doing so. I love our team, this community and our fans, who are the best in baseball. In short, this week’s events do not affect our resources in any way and promote the position of a championship team on the field.