New York Mets president Sandy Alderson said Monday the organization's decision to hire manager Mickey Callaway in 2017 was questionable in the wake of a report in February from Brittany Ghiroli and Katie Strang of The Athletic that five women accused Callaway of sexual harassment.
"When we hired Mickey, Mickey was the hot commodity," Alderson told reporters. "There were a number of teams that were anxious to talk to him and possibly sign him to a contract. We felt very fortunate at the time to get him based on his reputation in the game.