Joan Whitney Payson, Charles Shipman Payson, Doubleday & Co., Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon have all owned the Mets at some point. Joan owned the Mets since their inception in 1962 until her death in 1975Charles inherited the team from his wife in 1975 and continued to own them until 1980. Wilpon bought 1% in 1980, 49% in 1986 and the remaining 50% in 2002. Doubleday
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