Steve Phillips Intern, Brooke Hundley (Pictures)

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

It was announced that ESPN Baseball Analyst and former New York Mets General Manager Steve Phillips was fired Sunday night. Phillips was involved in a sex scandal regarding a three-week-old affair he had with ESPN Production Assistant Brooke Hundley which turned into “Fatal Attraction” when he tried to break off the relationship.

Steve Phillps and Brooke Hundley

Steve Phillips is married to Marni Phillips and the two have four kids. She filed for divorce September 14th.

According to the Huff Post, ESPN claimed…

“Steve Phillips is no longer working for ESPN,” network spokesman Josh Krulewitz said in a statement. “His ability to be an effective representative for ESPN has been significantly and irreparably damaged, and it became evident it was time to part ways.”

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Steve Phillips Fired by ESPN

Monday, October 26th, 2009

ESPN Analyst Steve Phillips Takes Leave of Absence After Reported Sex ScandalCopyright 2009 Doug Kanter / Getty Images

Steve Phillips — former General Manager of the New York Mets — has reportedly been fired from his job as a baseball analyst at ESPN, following reports that surfaced last week that Phillips had an affair with a female coworker. (more…)

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