Mets president Sandy Alderson says the team was shortsighted in its hiring process when vetting former manager Mickey Callaway, the now-suspended Angels pitching coach who has been accused of sexual misconduct by at least five women in a recent report by The Athletic.
"When we hired Mickey, Mickey was the hot commodity," Alderson said Monday. "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. ... Now, was that shortsighted on our part and too narrow a focus?