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Former Mets GM acknowledges sending explicit images
Former Mets general manager Jared Porter sent explicit, unsolicited texts and images to a female reporter in 2016, according to a copy of the text history obtained by ESPN.

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Mets' Alderson says Porter hiring 'a wake-up call'
Mets president of baseball operations Sandy Alderson said Tuesday he will look to ensure the team does a better job vetting potential hires in the wake of the firing of GM Jared Porter for explicit, unsolicited texts he sent to a reporter in 2016.
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