Report of harassment by fired Mets GM prompts anger, shock Mets statement. (Source: New York Mets via Twitter) By Hunter Hippel | January 20, 2021 at 11:07 AM MST - Updated January 20 at 11:07 AM PHOENIX – News that New York Mets general manager and former Arizona Diamondbacks executive Jared Porter sent sexually explicit texts to a female reporter drew widespread criticism, including some from one of sports journalism’s female trailblazers. We have terminated General Manager Jared Porter, effective immediately. pic.twitter.com/eD0ifVJ0eH— New York Mets (@Mets) January 19, 2021 “I’m saddened that we’re still having these conversations,” said Valley resident Anne Montgomery, who was one of ESPN’s first female anchors for SportsCenter and is now an author. “But I’m not surprised.”