Just over a month after the new New York Mets CEO was appointed, the board chose to fire Jared Porter on Tuesday morning after ESPN’s Jeff Passan was fired Monday night. ignites a delicate issue against him.
Passan published a column in which a former foreign reporter was harassed by Porter in 2016 when he was part of the Chicago Cubs headquarters. According to the article, Porter sent the woman explicit photos, as well as several “bold” messages. After this unfortunate scandal, the owner of the Mets, Steve Cohen, had no choice but to flee to Porter after 37 days from the beginning of his term.
Signs of outrage over what Porter did five years ago penetrated the baseball industry, including the Mets’ own players as starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard reacted on their social networks for the embarrassing event.
“Thor”, as Syndergaard is known for his great resemblance to the Marvel superhero, reacted to the shooting of Jared Porter with a tweet of an image of actor Clint Eastwood, when he starred in that famous film: “Gran Torino” , in 2008.
Given the seriousness of the allegations against Jared Porter, it is rumored that MLB will conduct its own investigation into the case, and the executive could even be banned for life from any rank in the major leagues.