The New York Mets are hiring U.S. Tennis Association CEO Lew Sherr as their new president of business operations
ByHOWARD FENDRICH AP national writer
PARIS — The New York Mets are hiring the person who oversees the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Lew Sherr, as their new president of business operations.
Sherr has been the CEO and executive director of the U.S. Tennis Association since 2022 and has worked there since 2010, including previously as chief revenue officer. His departure was announced by the USTA on Friday; he will remain there until the end of June, then start with the Mets in July.
“For right now, my focus is the smoothest possible transition,” Sherr said in an interview with The Associated Press at the French Open. “But I’m hugely excited about what’s happening over there. (Mets owners) Steve and Alex Cohen have made a commitment to that team that is unrivaled in sports. You see it on the field, off the field. The energy around the team. The energy around what they’re trying to do for the community with their foundation. The plans for the casino and the hotel and entertainment district.”
Steve Cohen is among the bidders for three casino licenses to be awarded by the New York State Gaming Commission and has been lobbying to have the state legislature reclassify the parking lots adjacent to Citi Field — also near the facility that hosts the U.S. Open — from parkland to commercial land for a gaming facility.
The Mets announced Scott Havens’ departure as their president of business operations on Tuesday; he was in that post since December 2023. Chief lega