13 Facts About Jared Porter

Jared Douglas Porter was born on November 26,1979 and is an American former baseball executive.

Jared Porter served as the executive vice president and general manager of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball from December 13,2020, to January 19,2021.

Jared Porter attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine and graduated in 2003 with a degree in history.

At Bowdoin, Jared Porter was the captain of the Ice Hockey and Baseball teams his senior year.

Jared Porter is a cousin to Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan.

Jared Porter was hired by the Red Sox as an intern in Player Development and Florida Operations in January 2004 and won his first World Series title as an executive on October 27,2004.

Jared Porter won his second World Series title as an executive on October 28,2007.

Jared Porter won his fourth World Series title as an executive on November 2,2016.

Jared Porter was hired by Mike Hazen to work for the Arizona Diamondbacks as senior vice president and assistant general manager in November 2016 shortly after the Cubs 2016 World Series Championship, where, in addition to Hazen, he joined former Red Sox counterparts Amiel Sawdaye and Torey Lovullo.

On December 4,2018, Jared Porter signed Merrill Kelly from the SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization.

Jared Porter was hired by the New York Mets on December 13,2020, to be the club's executive vice president and general manager.

On January 18,2021, ESPN writers Mina Kimes and Jeff Passan published an article alleging a personal relationship that Jared Porter had with a foreign female reporter in 2016 while working for the Chicago Cubs.

Jared Porter was succeeded by Zack Scott in an interim position.