New York Mets acting general manager Zack Scott won't be with the club for its upcoming road trip after he was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
Scott was arrested at around 4:15 a.m. Tuesday in White Plains, New York. Police found him asleep at the wheel of his SUV at a traffic light and determined he was intoxicated.
The 44-year-old was booked and released and is due in court Thursday morning.
"We were surprised and deeply disappointed to learn this morning about an alleged DUI involving Zack Scott," the Mets said in a statement. "We take this matter very seriously. Zack will not be traveling with the team for our upcoming road trip while we learn more and determine next steps."
Scott was promoted to acting GM in January after Jared Porter was fired following a report that he sent sexually explicit, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 when he was working for the Chicago Cubs.