Updated Report – Sept. 2, 1:38 PM
The Mets announced on Thursday that they’ve placed acting GM Zack Scott on administrative leave and that team president Sandy Alderson will assume his responsibilities.
Original Report – Sept. 2, 12:49 PM
According to Newsday, Mets acting GM Zack Scott was at White Plains City Court on Thursday morning as he faced charges from his arrest on Tuesday. Scott pleaded not guilty to DWI and three other charges during his arraignment.
Newsday lists the three other charges as failure to obey a traffic sign, a stop/stand/park violation, and failing to notify of an address change.
Cops found Scott at 4:17 a.m. on 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 New York Post reported on Wednesday.
Scott refused to give blood or submit a breathalyzer. He underwent a field sobriety test and failed, Spencer said. Scott was charged and released on Wednesday morning.
The Mets released the following statement on Wednesday, “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.”
Multiple reports have said that Scott was at Mets owner Steven Cohen’s house on Monday night for a fundraiser, and that Scott left about seven hours before his arrest.
Scott is scheduled to be back in court on Oct. 7.
