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Mets Fire Coach Ryan Ellis Three Years After Three Women's Accounts of Sexual Harassment

In the wake of the Mets' firing of general manager Jared Porter last month, the club also quietly dismissed hitting performance coordinator Ryan Ellis after three women had previously described sexual harassment by him, according to The Athletic.

The three women, who worked for or had previously been employed by the Mets, spoke with Aubrey Wechsler, then the club's employee relations manager, in 2018 to report Ellis's behavior.

One employee told Weschler that Ellis said to her, "I stare at your a-- all the time. If only I could have 15 minutes alone with you.