Monday, January 18, 2021. At about 11:00 PM, this is the time the New York Mets entered more than a Twilight Zone, they entered the Forbidden Zone. An area where an employee of the team, a front office honcho, is accused and later admitted to sending graphic photos to a female reporter in 2016. The […]
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This screen grab from a December Zoom call shows New York Mets general manager Jared Porter. Porter sent graphic, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 when he was working for the Chicago Cubs in their front office, ESPN reported Monday night. Zoom via AP
The New York Mets have fired
the team s new general manager Jared Porter over alleged sexual harassment of a female reporter.
Porter sent explicit, unsolicited texts of himself repeatedly to the journalist in 2016, ESPN reported on Monday evening. At the time, Jared Porter was the director of professional scouting for the Chicago Cubs. The reporter moved to the U.S. from an unnamed foreign country to cover Major League Baseball, according to ESPN.
Mets fire general manager Jared Porter over explicit texts reportedly sent to female reporter
Updated on: January 19, 2021 / 9:39 AM / CBS/AP
The New York Mets have fired general manager Jared Porter after he reportedly admitted to sending lewd text messages to a female reporter, owner Steve Cohen announced Monday. There should be zero tolerance for this type of behavior, Cohen said in a tweet.
We have terminated Jared Porter this morning . In my initial press conference I spoke about the importance of integrity and I meant it.There should be zero tolerance for this type of behavior. Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) January 19, 2021