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The owner of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball reported today that he has severed the contractual relationship with the team’s general manager, Jared Porter.
Porter was chosen to send sexual photos to a reporter in 2016, when the manager was working for the Chicago Cubs, ESPN reported Monday night.
“We did without Jared Porter this morning,” Mets owner Steven Cohen wrote on his Twitter account Tuesday morning..
“During my first press conference with the team, I spoke about the importance of integrity. I reaffirm myself. This kind of behavior will not be tolerated, ”Cohen added on his Twitter.
We terminated Jared Porter this morning. In my first 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
Porter, 41, became general manager of the Mets this preseason. He would be the team manager for the next four years. Many members of Mets’ trust office are new with the arrival of the new owner. Cohen bought the Mets this year.
ESPN reported that Porter sent photos and sexual content to a reporter, including one of an erect penis. As quoted by The Associated Press, Porter admitted the facts to Mets president Sandy Alderson.
“I spoke directly with Jared Porter about this issue that took place in 2016 that we were aware of from tonight (Monday). Jared acknowledged his bad judgment and took responsibility for his behavior. He expressed remorse and apologized, ”said Alderson.
The reporter said she had just made the decision, under conditions of anonymity, to expose the facts because she feared repercussions in her country, ESPN reported. The reporter is a foreign journalist who moved to the United States to cover Major League Baseball, detailed ESPN.
According to the reporter, she and Porter met in an elevator at Yankee Stadium in 2016 and shared business cards for their duties. According to the reporter, that was the only occasion when they exchanged words.
After sending sexual photos by text message, Porter sent the reporter other compliments, an invitation to a meeting in other cities, and a charge that the woman refused to answer him. According to ESPN, Porter apologized to the reporter via text messages in 2016 for sending photos of sexual content.
Porter spent the past four seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks as a senior vice president and assistant general manager.
He was hired in New York to build the 2021 edition of the Mets. Under Porter, the Mets reached an agreement with the Cleveland Indians two weeks ago to take over Puerto Rican star Francisco Lindor in this preseason’s most infamous trade.