Dominic Smith joined Mets Hot Stove to discuss with Steve Gelbs his first impressions of new Mets owner Steve Cohen and how special it was that Cohen reached out to him.
Smith touched on the fact that the Mets are already very motivated to go out and win, explaining how the team hasn't lived up to their own expectations the past few seasons.
And adding a new owner like Cohen only gives the players extra excitement to get the job done.
“Obviously, we’re super excited that he’s leading us and ahead in charge. Our team is very motivated to go out and just prove what we can do," Smith told Gelbs. "Obviously, the last couple of years, we didn’t make it to where we would like and that’s just kind of something that we’re conscious about and something that we want to make it to. To have an owner like that who is just as excited as we are and wanted to help us get to that promised land, it just makes us super motivated and just extra excited to get out there and play for him.
“The fact that he took the time out of his day to talk to me, I mean, it means the world to me. I’m just really excited to get to know him more on the field and obviously off the field. He was just super excited to meet me, so for a person like that to just reach out, like I said it means the world, and I mean, he’s a really cool guy.”