Jared Porter 10 Personal Facts, Biography, Wiki
Born: November 23, 1979 (age 41 years), Wayzata, Minnesota, United States Education: Bowdoin College, Thayer Academy He was a GM candidate elsewhere. Porter is not an outside-the-box hire. No, he’s worked his way up the industry, most recently serving as a right-hand man to Arizona general manager Mike Hazen. He has a ton of experience, especially in scouting. Then, over four years in Arizona, he helped Hazen with anything and everything. He’s played a part in four World Series In his first 13 seasons working in the game, Porter played a part in four World Series — three in Boston, the other in Chicago. He saw two major droughts end, which is a feat in itself. Two-sport athlete At Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, Porter played baseball and hockey. He was the captain of both teams during his senior year. Porter, who is from Massachusetts, graduated with a history degree in 2003.
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Jared Porter 10 Fast Facts, Biography, Wiki
Porter was born in Wayzata, Minnesota, and lived there until he was 15 years old when his family moved to Duxbury, Massachusetts. He attended Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts, and Bowdoin College. He played baseball and hockey for the Bowdoin Polar Bears, and graduated in 2003 with a degree in History. Porter is cousin to Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan. Porter was married to Katie Burke, daughter of former NHL executive Brian Burke, but the couple divorced in 2014. Porter interned for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2002 and 2003. He joined the Boston Red Sox as an intern in 2004, becoming their Director of Professional Scouting in 2012. He spent two years with the Chicago Cubs also as Director of Professional Scouting, under former Red Sox executive Theo Epstein, where the pair helped assemble the 2016 World Series team before he was hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2016-17 offseason as Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager. On December 13, 2020, the New York Mets hired Porter as their General Manager. On January 18, 2021, it was revealed by ESPN that in 2016 while Porter was with the Cubs as Director of Professional Scouting, he had sent over 60 unsolicited text messages to an anonymous female journalist The Mets fired him the next day, just over a month into his tenure. He tied the knot with Katie Burke, daughter of former NHL executive Brian Burke. The couple divorced in 2014. Burke is a Chief People Officer at HubSpot, a software company in Massachusetts. Jared graduated from Bowdoin College (ME) in 2003 with a degree in history. While there he played baseball and hockey and was the captain of both teams his senior season. He broke into the game as an intern in the Cape Cod League for the Brewster Whitecaps from 2002-2003.
