Mets manager Luis Rojas condemned the behavior of former New York hitting performance coordinator Ryan Ellis on Wednesday but said he never witnessed his longtime coworker act inappropriately after Ellis was fired recently for sexual harassment. The Athletic reported Wednesday that in the summer of 2018, three female Mets employees complained to human resources that Ellis, then the minor league hitting coordinator, had directed lewd comments to them in person and via text message. Former Mets manager Mickey Callaway, now the pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels, was suspended this month and is under investigation amid allegations of inappropriate behavior toward several women who work in sports media. Ellis, a former minor league infielder, was hired by the Mets as a minor league coach in 2006. "My relationship with Ryan, knowing him for years here in the Mets organization, has been strictly baseball," Rojas said.

Source: Fox News February 17, 2021 21:45 UTC