Mets place acting GM Zack Scott on administrative leave following drunk driving arrest

New York Mets appearing basic supervisor Zack Scott was arrested Tuesday morning in White Plains, New York on suspicion of driving whereas intoxicated, according to the New York Post. Scott “refused to provide blood or undergo a breathalyzer” after being noticed sleeping in his automotive, however he failed a area sobriety take a look at, White Plains police captain James Spencer instructed the Put up.

Thursday, the Mets announced that Scott was positioned on administrative go away “till additional discover.” Crew president Sandy Alderson has assumed all of Scott’s duties. 

The Mets initially introduced Wednesday that Scott wouldn’t be on the street as a part of the group’s subsequent journey. Additional, the Mets then launched the next assertion shortly after the Put up‘s report got here out: “We had been shocked and deeply disillusioned to study this morning about an alleged DUI involving Zack Scott. We take this matter very significantly.”

Scott was in court docket on Thursday and pleaded not responsible to a DWI cost along with three different fees, per Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that Scott attended a fundraiser at proprietor Steve Cohen’s home in Connecticut on the evening of the arrest.

Scott initially joined the Mets as an assistant basic supervisor final December after spending practically twenty years with the Boston Red Sox group. He took over the final supervisor place in January as soon as the Mets fired Jared Porter following an ESPN report that Porter had harassed a female reporter in part by sending unsolicited, explicit photographs.

Scott’s arrest is the most recent and most severe blemish in a week full of bad headlines for the Mets. Only a few days in the past, the Mets had been embroiled in an argument stemming from Javier Báez, Francisco Lindor, and Kevin Pillar utilizing a “thumbs down” movement to jeer booing followers. Báez apologized for his half within the controversy on Tuesday, and the Mets subsequently gained each ends of a doubleheader in opposition to the Miami Marlins. 

Former Marlins president David Samson mentioned the Mets’ scenario and Scott’s arrest on Thursday’s Nothing Private with David Samson. Hear under:

The Mets entered Thursday with 65-67 file on the season, placing them 5 video games again within the Nationwide League East and 5 1/2 within the hunt for the Nationwide League’s second wild card spot.