NEW YORK -- The Mets on Tuesday fired general manager Jared Porter, less than a day after an ESPN report revealed he sent explicit text messages to a female reporter in 2016. “In my initial press conference, I spoke about the importance of integrity, and I meant it,” team owner
NEW YORK -- The Mets on Tuesday fired general manager Jared Porter, less than a day after an ESPN report revealed he sent explicit text messages to a female reporter in 2016.
“In my initial press conference, I spoke about the importance of integrity, and I meant it,” team owner Steve Cohen wrote on Twitter. “There should be zero tolerance for this type of behavior.”
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
The Mets have not announced immediate plans for a replacement.
Team officials spent Monday evening internally reviewing the incident regarding Porter, who sent inappropriate text messages to a foreign female reporter, according to an ESPN story. Per the story, Porter met and began texting with a foreign female reporter in 2016, including more than 60 messages that did not receive responses. In response to an ESPN reporter's inquiry, Porter acknowledged texting the woman, but he denied that he sent explicit photos of himself.
“Jared’s actions, as reflected by events disclosed last night, failed to meet the Mets’ standards for professionalism and personal conduct,” team president Sandy Alderson said in a statement.
We have terminated General Manager Jared Porter, effective immediately. pic.twitter.com/eD0ifVJ0eH
— New York Mets (@Mets) January 19, 2021
In a previous statement on Monday, Alderson said he was made aware of Porter’s actions for the first time that evening. Alderson said that Porter “has acknowledged to me his serious error in judgment, taken responsibility for his conduct, has expressed remorse and has previously apologized for his actions.”
“The Mets take these matters seriously, expect professional and ethical behavior from all of our employees, and certainly do not condone the conduct described in [ESPN’s] story,” Alderson continued.
The Cubs released a statement on the incident, saying, "This story came to our attention [Monday night], and we are not aware of this incident ever being reported to the organization. Had we been notified, we would have taken swift action as the alleged behavior is in violation of our code of conduct. ... We take issues of sexual harassment seriously and plan to investigate the matter."
The Mets hired Porter, 41, in December to become their next GM under Alderson and Cohen. Porter had previously spent time as an assistant GM for the D-backs and a top scouting executive for the Red Sox and Cubs.
The Mets still have a sizeable baseball operations infrastructure in place, led by Alderson, who has been intimately involved in player acquisitions this winter. Assistant GM Zack Scott has also been involved in baseball matters since joining the Mets last month. Previously, Scott served as an assistant GM for the Red Sox for 17 seasons; he was a finalist for the GM job that went to Porter and can step in as acting GM if the Mets decide to give him those responsibilities. Former interim GM John Ricco remains in the Mets’ front office in an advisory role, as well.
Anthony DiComo has covered the Mets for MLB.com since 2007. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDiComo, Instagram and Facebook.
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