Mets’ Zack Scott Is Arrested on Drunken-Driving Charge

Scott had been a runner-up to Porter for the Mets’ general manager position in December. Still, the Mets hired Scott, who had spent the previous 17 years with the Boston Red Sox, including tenures as their senior vice president and assistant general manager.

Scott’s arrest was the latest high-profile episode for the Mets, an organization seemingly wrestling with constant problems on and off the field. After the firings of hitting instructor Ryan Ellis and Porter following sexual harassment complaints, the Mets hired a law firm to investigate the team’s culture. In June, Cohen announced new guidelines to address a workplace that some said fostered sexist and bullying behavior.

On the field, the Mets have struggled, dropping from first place in the National League East to third in less than a month, and are now fighting to even reach the playoffs. At 65-67, they were five and a half games out of the second N.L. wild-card spot entering Wednesday.

During a game on Sunday, three Mets players made thumbs-down gestures toward fans, a reprisal, some of them said, for repeated booing by the hometown crowd for poor play. After a pointed statement by Mets president Sandy Alderson rebuking the players and backing fans, infielders Francisco Lindor and Javier Baez apologized before Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Miami Marlins.

Kevin Draper and David Waldstein contributed reporting.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/sports/baseball/zack-scott-mets-dwi.html