Mets general manager Zack Scott is facing charges for driving while intoxicated after being found sleeping in his car in White Plains, per the New York Post.
Cops found Scott at 4:17 a.m. Tuesday in a 2018 Toyota on South Lexington Avenue in White Plains near the federal courthouse, according to White Plains Police Capt. James Spencer, the Post reports. Scott refused to give blood or submit a breathalyzer. He underwent a field sobriety test and failed, Spencer said.
Scott was charged and released that morning. He will return to court on Thursday.
The Mets released a statement about the arrest on Wednesday afternoon.
We were surprised and deeply disappointed to learn this morning about an alleged DUI involving Zack Scott. We take this matter very seriously. Zack will not be traveling with the team for our upcoming road trip while we learn more and determine next steps.
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 1, 2021
According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Scott was at the Connecticut home of owner Steve Cohen for a fundraiser for the team’s Amazin’ Mets Foundation earlier that night. The event ended around 8:30-9:00 p.m. The arrest didn’t occur until seven hours later.
