From what we learned about the Jared Porter incident, it at least appeared there was a cover-up by the Chicago Cubs organization. However, by his own admission, Sandy Alderson didn’t reach out to speak to any women before hiring Porter.

Now, we have a second issue with a person Alderson hired. As reported by Brittany Ghiroli and Katie Strang of The Athletic, former Mets manager Mickey Callaway was a serial and unrepentant sexual harasser of reporters.

Unlike with Porter, Callaway’s disturbing behavior was “the worst kept secret in baseball.” That’s an important point here.

Yes, it needs to be noted Callaway’s first year with the Mets coincided with Alderson’s last. It must also be noted Callaway’s abuse of female reporters while he was acting as the Mets manager was reported to the Mets after Alderson officially left the organization.

Still, it would at least seem as if this should have been something which could’ve been discovered. It’s very possible, like with Porter, the background checks were quite lacking. It’s also possible the Mets simply didn’t care.

Really, it’s clear baseball didn’t care. The Cleveland Indians didn’t care as they kept him on as pitching coach and recommended him for managerial jobs. The Philadelphia Phillies didn’t care as they aggressively pursued him. Apparently, the Mets didn’t care either.

The same can be said for Joe Maddon and the Los Angeles Angels who rushed to hire him as pitching coach.

Right now, at least as the Mets are currently concerned, this is about Sandy Alderson. Alderson has now twice missed egregious behavior.

Now, as we saw with Porter, it’s at least feasible to believe he could have missed that as it was a cover-up. However, on that note, Alderson revealed the country of origin of the reporter despite the great lengths taken by all to conceal it to protect the victim.

We also know who Alderson’s boss was. Jeff Wilpon fired an unwed pregnant woman. He held out Jose Reyes as a role model. He was also aware of what Callaway did in his capacity as Mets manager, and not only did he retain Callaway, but he also was Callaway’s biggest supporter.

It’s eminently possible the Mets found this out at the interview stage and didn’t care. It’s also possible when Callaway “lit up the room,” the Mets jumped the gun before they could do a full vetting.

There’s a lot of things which are plausible explanations which fully exonerate Alderson missing sexual harassment from two of his highest profile hires. However, you look at it, Alderson missed it both times.

Keep in mind, that’s what we know. There may be more in the past, and for all we know, there may be people currently in the organization with similar transgressions. We don’t know, and based on what we’ve seen from the vetting process under Alderson, he may not have known either.

Whatever the case, this happened twice, and that’s twice too many. It’s unfair to call for Alderson’s job right now. However, it is not only fair, but it is absolutely necessary Alderson answer internally and publicly for how he missed this twice.

He also needs to answer for how he’s going to review the current front office as well as how he can ensure this never happens under his watch again.