I know some of you won’t like this, but the Mets have reached a settlement in the lawsuit filed against them by former VP of ticket sales Leigh Castergine.
The team announced the settlement in a press release, and offered a joint statement from both the Mets and Castergine.
“The parties have decided to resolve this matter, which has brought more attention to the workplace environment for women in sports and will result in the organization being more attentive to the important issues raised by women in sports.”
“Additionally, we are both committed to the further development and encouragement of female executives in our industry. Both sides have agreed to have no further comments.”
Settlement terms were not disclosed, but I’m sure this cost the Mets a boatload of cash.
Castergine sued the club and Jeff Wilpon last September, alleging that she was discriminated against because she became pregnant out of wedlock, and then being fired when she reported the discrimination to the Mets human resources department.
Once again the Wilpons dodge another bullet… Sigh…
