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Mets General Manager Jared Porter Admits Sending Lewd Photos to Woman

 A bombshell of a story has rocked what was once a happy off-season for the New York Mets. The Mets had a new owner, acquired shortstop Francisco Lindor, and signed catcher James McCann. 

All things appeared to be on the up and up for the Mets. 

Until it wasn't. 

Until a story came out that reminded Mets fans of why this is a franchise that more often times than not is prone to slipping on its own banana peel. 

A story from ESPN details, graphically, how newly minted General Manager Jared Porter sent lewd pictures of his genitalia to a female journalist in 2016, who just so happened to be a foreign correspondent who had moved to the USA to cover Major League Baseball. 

At the time Porter was the Director of Professional Scouting at the Chicago Cubs. According to the ESPN story, Porter sent the woman over 60 messages including 17 pictures, one of which was his penis. According to the story Porter tried to apologize to the woman whom the story says had a "limited grasp of the English language and American customs." 

The Journalist was contacted by ESPN as far back as 2017. She has since subsequently left the journalist profession, and ESPN ran with the story. 

The Mets released a statement stating: 

 "I have spoken directly with Jared Porter regarding events that took place in 2016 of which we were made aware tonight for the first time. Jared has acknowledged to me his serious error in judgment, has 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 your story. We will follow up as we review the facts regarding this serious issue."

There is no question that the Mets must act as soon as possible and fire Porter immediately. They have an in house candidate to replace him in Zach Scott, who was a finalist for the position. Scott previously worked with the Boston Red Sox, and is the assistant GM for the Mets right now. 

The Mets hired Porter this winter to replace Brodie Van Wagenen who had two tumultuous years as General Manager, due mostly to his poor player personnel moves. At least Van Wagenen never embarrassed the organization as Porter has this evening.

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