Jared Porter: The New York Mets dismisses the general manager after allegedly sending explicit photos to a reporter

ESPN reported that Porter sent unsolicited and explicit texts and photos “culminating in an image of an erect and naked penis” to the reporter when he worked for the Chicago Cubs as Professional Scouting Director and Special Assistant to the team.

Steven Cohen, owner of Mets tweeted Tuesday morning: “We fired Jared Porter this morning. At my initial press conference, I talked about the importance of integrity and I meant it. There must be zero tolerance for this type of behavior.”

CNN is trying to contact Porter for comment.

Mets President Sandy Alderson released the following statement on Tuesday. “The New York Mets dismissed general manager Jared Porter, with immediate effect. Jared’s actions, reflected in the events released last night, did not meet the Mets standards for professionalism and personal conduct.”

ESPN contacted Porter on Monday night and he acknowledged that he had texted the woman. ESPN reports that he initially said he had not sent any photos of himself, but when the network confronted him about how the text message shows he had sent pictures, Porter reportedly told ESPN: “The most explicit ones are not mine. Like images. of joke file. ”

The unidentified woman told ESPN: “My number one motivation is to prevent this from happening to someone else,” she said through an interpreter. “Obviously, he is in a much greater position of power. I want to prevent this from happening again. The other thing is, I never had the notion that he was really sorry.”

According to ESPN, Porter apologized to the woman in 2016 for a message after she told him that her messages were “extremely inappropriate, very offensive and out of line”.