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The New York Mets are hiring U.S. Tennis Association CEO Lew Sherr arsenic their caller president of concern operations
ByHOWARD FENDRICH AP nationalist writer
PARIS -- The New York Mets are hiring the idiosyncratic who oversees the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Lew Sherr, arsenic their caller president of concern operations.
Sherr has been the CEO and enforcement manager of the U.S. Tennis Association since 2022 and has worked determination since 2010, including antecedently arsenic main gross officer. His departure was announced by the USTA connected Friday; helium volition stay determination until the extremity of June, past commencement with the Mets successful July.
“For close now, my absorption is the smoothest imaginable transition,” Sherr said successful an interrogation with The Associated Press astatine the French Open. “But I'm hugely excited astir what's happening implicit there. (Mets owners) Steve and Alex Cohen person made a committedness to that squad that is unrivaled successful sports. You spot it connected the field, disconnected the field. The vigor astir the team. The vigor astir what they’re trying to bash for the assemblage with their foundation. The plans for the casino and the edifice and amusement district.”
Steve Cohen is among the bidders for 3 casino licenses to beryllium awarded by the New York State Gaming Commission and has been lobbying to person the authorities legislature reclassify the parking tons adjacent to Citi Field — besides adjacent the installation that hosts the U.S. Open — from parkland to commercialized onshore for a gaming facility.
The Mets announced Scott Havens' departure arsenic their president of concern operations connected Tuesday; helium was successful that station since December 2023. Chief ineligible serviceman Katie Pothier, main selling serviceman Andy Goldberg, main communications serviceman Nancy Elder and elder vice president of concern Peter Woll person near since November.
The USTA said Brian Vahaly and Andrea Hirsch volition beryllium interim co-CEOs during a hunt for Sherr's replacement. Vahaly is president of the USTA Board; Hirsch is the USTA's main operating serviceman and main ineligible officer.
In Sherr's clip arsenic CEO, the USTA has seen maturation successful tennis information astir the country, on with increases successful U.S. Open attendance, sponsorships, and gross from summons income and broadcasting rights.
“We’ve taken immoderate large swings," Sherr said Friday, “and thankfully, they’re paying off.”
Just past week, helium spoke astatine a quality league successful New York to unveil an $800 cardinal project to update Arthur Ashe Stadium and make a subordinate show halfway connected the tourney grounds. He besides made important changes to this year's U.S. Open mixed doubles event successful a bid to pull apical singles players, making it a two-day, 16-team contention the week earlier the singles brackets begin.
“It’s bittersweet, successful that I truly person loved being portion of this enactment for 15 years and the opportunities I've had to bash conscionable truly absorbing things — and not conscionable connected the commercialized side, but successful presumption of helping america deliberation astir increasing the sport,” Sherr said. "I’m leaving sleeping good astatine night, knowing (the USTA) is going to beryllium good looked-after.”
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AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum successful New York contributed.
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Howard Fendrich is an AP nationalist writer. Find his stories here: https://apnews.com/author/howard-fendrich. AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
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