Husband of Callaway lover tried to expose ‘D--k Pic Mick’

A former Mets employee told The Athletic that several people in the organization referred to Mickey Callaway, then the team’s manager, as “D--k Pic Mick” because of disturbing accusations he was sending lewd photos to women via text messages.

The website dropped a second bombshell report on Callaway on Tuesday as it continues to cover an alleged pattern of sexually inappropriate behavior that spanned at least five years, multiple cities and three MLB teams.

Callaway is under investigation by MLB, and has been suspended as pitching coach by the Angels, which hired him in October 2019.

In the wake of the initial report last month — in which three women presented evidence of inappropriate photographs sent to them by Callaway, while another said he requested nude photos from her in return — Indians team president Chris Antonetti addressed the media and harped on the notion that the article was the first time he had been made aware of the alleged behaviors. Callaway had been Cleveland’s pitching coach from 2013-2017.

But since The Athletic article, which also details how Callaway consistently made comments on women’s appearances and made them feel uncomfortable, it was discovered by the website that an angry husband repeatedly called the team’s fan service department to complain that Callaway had sent “pornographic material” to his wife.

The Athletic reported that the calls were brought to the attention of Antonetti, manager Terry Francona and general manager Mike Chernoff. The Indians spoke with Callaway about the matter, according to the report, while an attorney spoke with the wife and said in a recorded phone call that Callaway had expressed remorse.

According to The Athletic, the attorney told the wife the organization was “frickin’ pissed as hell” at Callaway and offered to have Francona call her husband. An MLB security official also reportedly contacted the husband and told him: “Mickey wants this all to go away.”

The husband later emailed MLB directly about Callaway, per The Athletic. The wife and Callaway engaged in a consensual affair, but after the relationship ended in February 2017, the husband confronted Callaway via text about the situation.

Callaway texted back that he had to inform MLB security because his cell phone was “company property,” the report said. A former detective in the Phoenix police department and an MLB security agent, Chuck Blalock, told the husband that Callaway didn’t want a report filed and convinced him to agree.

But the husband eventually decided he wanted something to be done about it, calling MLB, following up with Blalock and requesting that a report be filed with the league. Blalock confirmed to The Athletic he received the husband’s follow-up request, but the husband and wife said they never heard from anyone associated with MLB or the Indians again.

The Athletic confirmed that a report about the matter was filed with MLB. The husband contacted the Mets in August 2018, and the team confronted Callaway on the matter. He admitted to having the affair, but told the team the relationship was in the past.

“I laughed out loud when I saw the quote [in The Athletic’s original report] that said it was the worstkept secret in baseball, because it was,” one Indians employee told The Athletic.