‘This is a pattern’: Three women told Mets about sexual harassment in 2018

In the summer of 2018, three women who worked for or had previously been employed by the Mets spoke with a member of the team’s human resources department to complain about the behavior of hitting performance coordinator Ryan Ellis. We immediately commenced a new investigation and terminated the employee on January 22 for violating company policy and failure to meet the Mets’ standards for professionalism and personal conduct.” Asked what had previously been reported to the team about Ellis, the club said: “In July 2018, a complaint regarding inappropriate conduct by a Mets employee was brought to the attention of Mets management at that time. When asked if she wished to comment for this story, the Mets passed along a statement that read: “We believe the complaints were investigated properly by our HR personnel and in accordance with our reporting procedures at that time.” The first woman who raised concerns about Ellis’ conduct toward herself and other lower-level employees said that Wechsler asked for “proof” of wrongdoing such as text messages or photos. It’s not right.” The first woman who alerted the Mets about Ellis said that Wechsler called her about two weeks after they first spoke and told her the investigation of him was complete. After MLB and the Mets announced that they would investigate the allegations of Callaway’s inappropriate conduct, Cohen called the former manager’s actions “completely unacceptable” and vowed that such behavior “would never be tolerated under my ownership.” Mets president Sandy Alderson, who was on leave for cancer treatment while the Ellis and Callaway investigations took place, sent Mets employees an email last weekend that detailed plans for a new contact person outside of HR for sexual harassment complaints, among other changes.