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Mets News: Jared Porter incident is a troubling sign of a much larger issue

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 08: A detailed view of the hat, sunglasses and glove of a New York Mets player in the dugout steps during the spring training game at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches on March 8, 2018 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by B51/Mark Brown/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

At around 11 pm on the evening of Monday January 19, news broke from ESPN’s Jeff Passan that sent shock waves around the sports world. In summary, Jared Porter, whom the New York Mets had recently hired to be their general manager, sent 62 unanswered text messages to a foreign reporter back in 2016 and included explicit photos.