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No need for Mr. Met to worry: Owner Fred Wilpon has secured refinancing for the team's huge debt, according to a report.

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The Wilpon family, weeks away from owing a $250 million payment on an expiring loan, now has the refinancing fully in place, according to a report in the New York Post.

The report says the Mets lost $10 million in 2013, but may now turn a profit this season with only a $5 million payroll increase over 2013 and an extra $25 million in national TV revenue being distributed by MLB -- if attendance doesn't droop.

In an interview on ESPN Radio's The Michael Kay Show on Thursday, commissioner Bud Selig said he was confident with the Mets' finances, even though the team is heavily leveraged.

"I’m very comfortable with the Mets' situation," Selig said. "I have a lot of faith in the Wilpons and a lot of faith in (general manager) Sandy Alderson. "(I have) absolutely no concerns or trepidations about the Mets' situation. They’re a solid franchise in my mind and on paper."

The refinancing allows the Wilpons and their partners to hold on to the team through this season and possibly next, with the hope that a team -- fielded on a shoestring budget -- can start winning and lure fans back to Citi Field, helping the bottom line. In the end, the future of the team will come down to the partners' ability to meet obligations on loan payments.

The Post reports: