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Just as we got one seemingly positive update about the New York Mets’ front office, you know it had to be balanced out with something not so positive, right?
SNY’s Andy Martino was back with another update, this one regarding Acting General Manager, Zack Scott:
Sources: Mets acting GM Zack Scott will no longer be a part of the organization. More to come soon.
— Andy Martino (@martinonyc) November 1, 2021
Given the situation and the Mets’ ongoing search for both a President of Baseball Operations and General Manager, this isn’t necessarily shocking news. Scott had been away from the team on administrative leave since early September after news surfaced that he was arrested in late August for driving under the influence. He pleaded not guilty to these charges and is set to appear in court for a non-jury trial on December 8.
Prior to originally joining the Mets as assistant general manager in 2020 before taking on the GM role on an interim basis following Jared Porter’s departure from the organization, Scott spent 17 years with the Boston Red Sox.
This is just the latest in a string of bad hires by the Mets. Hopefully, they’ve learned enough over the past 12 months about the flaws in their hiring process for the current hunt. With new ownership still settling in and having lofty goals of being a consistently competitive team in the near future, New York could badly use some stability in the front office and the coaching staff moving forward.
