Mickey Callaway, the former New York Mets manager and current Los Angeles Angels pitching coach, aggressively chased at least five women working in the sports media, sending three of them inappropriate photos and asking one of them to send nude photos in return . He sent unsolicited e-mails and regularly commented on his appearance in a way that made them uncomfortable. In one case, he pushed his groin close to a reporter’s face while she interviewed him. In another, I told one of the women that if she got drunk with him, he would share information about the Mets.
The five women, who spoke to The Athletic on condition that they were not identified, said that the actions of Callaway, now 45, lasted at least five years, in several cities and three teams. Two of the women said they had been warned about their behavior – from colleagues in the media and others who worked in baseball. Seven other women who worked in …