Co-founder of Sterling Equities Former majority owner of the New York Mets
Spouse
Judy Kessler
Children
3, including Jeff Wilpon
Parent
Nathan Wilpon
Relatives
Saul Katz (brother-in-law)
Fred Wilpon (born November 22, 1936)[1] is an American real estate developer and former baseball executive. He was principal owner of the New York Mets from 1987 to 2020.
^Rubin, Adam (November 21, 2010). "Fred turning 74". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
FredWilpon (born November 22, 1936) is an American real estate developer and former baseball executive. He was principal owner of the New York Mets from...
and son of the former principal owner of the New York Mets FredWilpon. Jeff and other Wilpon family members invested with Bernie Madoff's ponzi scheme...
one of them. Neither is FredWilpon. And neither are the rest of the partners at Sterling Equities who, along with FredWilpon and Saul Katz, are sophisticated...
commercial real estate development company, with his brother-in-law FredWilpon. They built a development of townhouses in Tarrytown, a suburb in Westchester...
commercial property). It was founded in 1972 by FredWilpon (Chairman) and Saul Katz (President), Wilpon's brother-in-law. It has developed a number of properties...
Wilpon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: FredWilpon (born 1936), real estate developer, baseball executive, and team owner Jeff...
chairman of the board while minority shareholder FredWilpon took the role of club president. In February, Wilpon hired longtime Baltimore Orioles executive...
close friend, Mets owner FredWilpon had recommended to Koufax that he invest with Madoff. Despite this, Koufax supported Wilpon and offered to testify...
Sterling Entertainment Enterprises, LLC, itself a joint venture between FredWilpon's Sterling Equities (which owns a controlling 65% interest), Charter Communications...
developers. In June 2010, FanHouse reported that Jeff Wilpon and his father, then-Mets owner FredWilpon, had begun working with real estate firm Jones Lang...
Mets MLB franchise, FredWilpon donated $9 million for the renovation of Fisher Stadium and Alumni Field. It is now known as the Wilpon Baseball and Softball...
Payson (1975–1980) Doubleday & Co. (1980–1986) Nelson Doubleday Jr. & FredWilpon (1986–2002) Sterling Equities (2002–2020) Steven A. Cohen (2020–present)...
reminiscent of Ebbets Field (which was long sought by then-Mets owner FredWilpon, a Brooklyn native). Citi Field's interior design is primarily influenced...
individuals affiliated with FredWilpon and Saul Katz received $300 million in respect of investments in the scheme. Wilpon and Katz "categorically reject[ed]"...
refer to these payments on July 1 as "Bobby Bonilla Day". Mets owner FredWilpon accepted the deal mostly because he was heavily invested with Ponzi scheme...
interest in becoming a minority owner of the New York Mets after owner FredWilpon announced in 2011 that he was planning to sell up to a 25% stake in the...
Doubleday, Jr. was named chairman of the board while minority shareholder FredWilpon took the role of club president. Kingman was reacquired by the Mets from...
after the 1979 season to a group headed by Nelson Doubleday Jr. and FredWilpon, Kranepool was part of one of the groups offering a losing bid. Kranepool...
general manager on July 16, 1997. He was fired by chief executive officer FredWilpon on June 12, 2003 after a 29–35 start to the season. The Mets replaced...
his number, 42, which has become an attraction in itself. Mets owner FredWilpon announced that the Mets—in conjunction with Citigroup and the Jackie...
hired as the Mets manager. The season is also the last season to have FredWilpon as the team's majority owner before being sold to billionaire hedge fund...
February 6, 2014, at the age of 91. Upon his death, New York Mets owner FredWilpon said, "Ralph Kiner was one of the most beloved people in Mets history...
groups, including New York Mets owner FredWilpon and his family, about owning the second New York franchise. The Wilpons' interest in MLS reportedly faded...
2010, signing a four-year deal with a club option for 2015. Mets owner, FredWilpon, was dealing with his involvement in the Madoff investment scandal, and...
expansion team. For example, MLS held talks with New York Mets owner FredWilpon. MLS awarded the second New York franchise to New York City FC in May...