The Los Angeles Angels have suspended coach Mickey Callaway following a report by The Athletic in which five women accused Callaway of abusive behavior.
Angels spokeswoman Marie Garvey wrote in a statement on Tuesday afternoon: “Late yesterday we were made aware of the allegations reported in The Athletic. We suspended Mickey Callaway this morning and will work closely with MLB to conduct a full investigation. do.”
Callaway initially denied wrongdoing, a source told ESPN, preventing the Englishman from firing him without the just cause that could be obtained from an investigation. MLB and the Angels hope to complete the investigation relatively soon, perhaps before the start of spring training, the source said.
The five women, who all spoke to The Athletic anonymously and work in sports media, accuse Callaway of inappropriate actions that include sending shirtless photos, requesting nude photos and in one case stabbing her cross in the face of a reporter while stealing a maintenance try. . The behavior spanned five years and his service to three organizations, including his career as a Cleveland Indians pitching coach and New York Mets manager.
In an email response to The Athletic on Monday, Callaway wrote: “Instead of responding to these general allegations I just met, I look forward to an opportunity to provide more specific answers. Any relationship “I was involved in consensus, and my behavior was by no means intended to be contemptuous of the women involved. I am married and my wife has been made aware of these general allegations.”
The Athletic story came two weeks after ESPN reported on a series of explicit, unsolicited text messages that former Mets general manager Jared Porter sent to a female reporter in 2016, one of which was a picture of a upright penis contains. Porter was immediately fired, but he owned the offense.