- The Associated Press
Mets fire Porter after 38 days for explicit texts in 2016
Jared Porter lasted just 38 days as New York Mets general manager, fired for cause Wednesday about nine hours after ESPN reported he sent sexually explicit, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 while he was working for the Chicago Cubs. Sandy Alderson, who returned as Mets president when Steven Cohen bought the team on Nov. 6, said he was stunned by the report. ''This is a wakeup call,'' Alderson said during a news conference.
- SNY
BNNY: How can MLB create a better, more inclusive culture?
In light of the termination of Jared Porter, the BNNY crew discusses what Major League Baseball can do to improve its culture and become more inclusive.
The Associated PressDon Sutton, Hall of Fame pitcher for Dodgers, dies at 75
Don Sutton, a Hall of Fame pitcher who was a stalwart of the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation spanning an era from Sandy Koufax to Fernando Valenzuela, died Tuesday. The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, said Sutton died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, after a long struggle with cancer. The Atlanta Braves, for whom Sutton was a long-time broadcaster, said he died in his sleep.
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- Dodgers great and Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton dies at 75
- MLB to investigate Ex-Mets GM Porter, may issue suspension
- Blue Jays uncertain of 2021 home after playing 2020 season in Buffalo
- Report: Padres trade for Pirates' Musgrove, continue radical rotation makeover
- Just-hired Mets GM fired hours after allegations of sexual harassment arise
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