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New owner, but the same ol’ New York Mets

In New York Mets Land, known as Flushing to the locals, some things never change.

For the second year in a row now, the team’s offseason has been marred by botched hiring. Last year, Carlos Beltran stepped down before managing a single game due to his ties to the Houston Astros scandal.

Now, as ESPN’s Mina Kimes and Jeff Passan reported Monday night, new general manager Jared Porter was discovered to have sent 62 unsolicited explicit text messages to a female reporter in 2016. Porter, who mere days ago executed a blockbuster trade for star shortstop Francisco Lindor, was fired Tuesday morning.