Mets hire Porter as GM with 4-year deal
NEW YORK — The busy New York Mets have a general manager in place — with plenty of work on his plate.
Jared Porter and the Mets finalized a four-year contract Sunday that makes him the 14th general manager in franchise history. The team is scheduled to introduce him Monday in a news conference on Zoom.
The 41-year-old Porter spent the past four seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks as senior vice president and assistant general manager under GM Mike
Hazen. Porter will report to Mets president Sandy Alderson, who has taken over baseball operations under new owner Steve Cohen.
“Jared has proven himself at every level and in every position he has held, earning respect from his peers throughout baseball,” Alderson said in a statement. “He is deeply knowledgeable in all aspects of the game and has worked with several accomplished baseball executives. Jared is prepared for this next challenge.”
Porter worked under Theo Epstein with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago
Cubs, winning three World Series in Boston’s front office and another with the Cubs before joining the Diamondbacks in 2017.
Arizona went 93-69 that year and beat Colorado in the NL wild-card game before getting swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Division Series. The Diamondbacks have not made the playoffs again since.
Porter has worked in various roles in baseball operations, but his primary focus has been scouting. He was a director of pro scouting for Boston and Chicago.
“I’d like to thank Steve Cohen and Sandy Alderson for this incredible opportunity,” Porter said. “I’m extremely grateful for the trust they’ve shown in me. I’m excited to join the community, get to work, and help build a collaborative and sustainable baseball operation and culture for the New York Mets.”
He inherits a team with a promising core and several star players, including twotime Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom and AllStar hitters Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil and Michael Conforto. But the Mets haven’t made the playoffs since 2016, and they’ve endured nine losing seasons in the last 12.