Former Diamondbacks executive Jared Porter fired as New York Mets GM after explicit texts

Associated Press

NEW YORK – Jared Porter went from rising star to unemployed – literally overnight.

Just more than a month being hired away from the Diamondbacks to become general manager of the New York Mets, Porter was fired Tuesday for sending sexually explicit, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 when he was working for the Chicago Cubs in their front office.

ESPN reported late Monday that Porter sent dozens of unanswered texts to the woman, including a picture of “an erect, naked penis.” ESPN said it obtained a copy of the text history, and many of the messages and photos he sent were displayed in the report online.

About nine hours later, new Mets owner Steve…