Tigers’ Assistant GM Sam Menzin
Resigns From Job
… Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
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Tigers Assistant Normal Supervisor Sam Menzin stop his job with the ball membership final Thursday … simply because the Tigers have been about to fireside the entrance workplace government amid an investigation into claims he despatched lewd pictures to feminine staffers.
In accordance with The Athletic … they spoke with three ladies who claimed they acquired unsolicited pictures of the now 34-year-old’s genitals relationship again to as early as 2017. Two of them labored for the MLB workforce, whereas the opposite labored in baseball, however not for the Motor Metropolis squad.
The photographs have been allegedly despatched by way of Snapchat — which routinely deletes photographs after they’re seen.
In a press release, the workforce mentioned as soon as they have been made conscious of the allegations, “the membership promptly accomplished an investigation. Earlier than the membership might terminate Mr. Menzin, he resigned.”
“Such a habits is opposite to our requirements and has completely no place inside our group. We now have a optimistic and protected tradition for our colleagues and can proceed to emphasise respect, inclusion, and professionalism.”
As for why the allegations did not come to mild sooner, one of many alleged victims advised the outlet it was unlikely individuals would’ve believed the declare made in opposition to the longtime baseball exec.
“It is like nobody says something as a result of who’s going to imagine them once they say Sam Menzin did this? It is not like a bat boy or safety guard. It is Sam Menzin.”
Menzin obtained his begin within the Large Leagues as an intern with the New York Mets earlier than becoming a member of the Tigers in 2012 as a baseball operations intern. He grew to become the director of baseball operations and professional scouting in 2019 … earlier than being named assistant GM in 2021.
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Menzin has not publicly commented on the allegations.
