"Jeffrey Scott Wilpon" is the Chief operating officer/COO of the New York Mets baseball team and the executive vice-president of Sterling Equities. Jeff is the son of New York Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon.

Jeff and other Wilpon family members invested with Bernard Madoff's ponzi scheme that collapsed in 2008. Unlike many who lost their investments, it was revealed in the Madoff firm's court case, Securities Investor Protection Corp. vs. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, that the family partnership run by Wilpon made $48 million in their dealings with the firm.

He also is a member of the board of directors for the Holocaust museum in Washington DC.

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He's going to have his own personal views, ... which he's going to keep to himself.

We look forward to welcoming back as many members of the team who can join us for what promises to be another special day in Shea Stadium history.

If they want to do things for the community, we'll be right there with them.

His comment was: If Willie and the Mets have rules, he will follow the team rule, ... He's not going to put himself before the team. So he's going to have his own political views, which he's going to keep to himself.

He's pitched great. Anytime you draft a pitcher and he pitches this well, you're surprised. But he's pitched great.

This is from ownership.

The mounds need some work.

[Amid the pain, there was a bit of good news. Doctors assure him he won't suffer permanent consequences by playing. It's just a matter of how much pain he can withstand.] He's a very tough guy, ... He's a warrior.