Jeffrey Scott Wilpon was born on December 9,1961 and is an American businessman who was an executive vice-president of Sterling Equities, and the owner of the Overwatch League Esports team the New York Excelsior.
11 Facts About Jeff Wilpon
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Jeff Wilpon is the former COO of the New York Mets baseball team and son of the former principal owner of the New York Mets Fred Wilpon.
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Jeff Wilpon's brother, Bruce Wilpon, is a partner at Sterling Equities and was married to Yuki Oshima-Wilpon, daughter of Japanese billionaire Kenshin Oshima.
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Jeff Wilpon is a graduate of Roslyn High School in Roslyn, New York.
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Jeff Wilpon was drafted by the Montreal Expos in 1983 as a favor to his father but was cut by the Jamestown Expos without appearing in a game.
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Jeff Wilpon served as chief officer of development and construction and oversaw the planning and development of Citi Field.
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Jeff Wilpon formerly served as an executive vice-president of Sterling Equities.
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Jeff Wilpon was criticized by some for being too much of a meddler in the baseball operations for the New York Mets.
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Jeff Wilpon sits there by himself like he's King Tut waiting for his camel.
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In September 2014, Jeff Wilpon was named as a defendant in a lawsuit by Leigh Castergine, the first female senior vice president of ticket sales in the history of the Mets.
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Blizzard Entertainment announced in July 2017 that Jeff Wilpon had bought ownership in the New York Excelsior, one of the first seven teams planned for the professional esports Overwatch League.