Aug 05, 2010 6:04 PM EST

Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon said Thursday that Omar Minaya will remain GM beyond this season.

While in East Hartford, Conn., for an announcement of a partnership between the Wilpon-owned SNY network and University of Connecticut athletics, the Mets owner rhetorically asked "Is the sun going to come up tomorrow?" in response to a New York Post inquiry about Minaya remaining GM in 2011.

Via ESPN.com