In a bombshell article posted by The Athletic‘s Brittany Ghiroli, Katie Strang and Ken Rosenthal, five women have come forth to detail persistent and unwanted encounters with former Mets manager Mickey Callaway that include lewd and inappropriate behavior.

Callaway reportedly sent three of the women explicit photographs and asked one of them for nude pictures in return, in addition to contacting them electronically in a unprompted manner that made them uncomfortable.

Callaway’s actions reportedly span over five years and with three different ballclubs.

“It was the worst-kept secret in sports,” said one of the women, according to the article.

The women were granted anonymity from The Athletic in order to protect their identities.

Callaway, when contacted by The Athletic, said that he was just made aware of these allegations and declined to rush to a response.

“Any relationship in which I was engaged has been consensual, and my conduct was in no way intended to be disrespectful to any women involved. I am married and my wife has been made aware of these general allegations,” Callaway said.

The Athletic contacted the Mets in August, 2018 — about 10 months after he was hired by the ballclub — to make them aware of some information they had heard about Callaway. The Mets investigated the issue, but Callaway remained as manager until the end of the 2019 season.

Callaway is currently the pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels, who released a statement in response to the story:

“The behavior being reported violates the Angels Organization’s values and policies,” the team said. “We take this very seriously and will conduct a full investigation with MLB.”

This comes less than two weeks after the Mets fired general manager Jared Porter, who sent lewd and unwanted photographs and text messages to a female reporter that started during his time with the Chicago Cubs.

The Mets early Tuesday morning released the following statement on Callaway:

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