The New York Mets began the process of getting rid of reliever Jorge López after he was ejected in a 10-3 loss at Citi Field in New York and threw his glove into the stands.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza called it “not acceptable,” but López said he didn’t regret it in an interview with the New York sports network SNY, and then he called attention to the Mets' poor play and record.
“No. I don’t regret it,” López said after he was asked about Mendoza’s comments.
López also appeared to say the Mets were “the worst team in, probably in the whole f------ MLB.” Asked to clarify whether he was saying he was on the worst team, he said, "Yeah, probably, it look like."
The words were not clear, however. Some interpreted it to be López's saying that he was the "worst teammate" in baseball.
MLB.com reported that a clubhouse source it did not name asked López which he meant — "team" or "teammate" — and it reported, "According to that source, López said he meant them as a combination of both: the worst teammate on the worst team in the league."The Mets began the process of designating López for assignment, The Associated Press reported. They will have seven days to trade or release him or send him outright to the minors if no other team claims him on waivers.
The Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-3, Wednesday and have a 22-33 record this season.
That puts them in fourth place in the National League East, behind the Philadelphia Phillies, the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals and ahead of only the Miami Marlins.
López appeared to tell SNY he was leaving the decision about his future with the Mets to the Mets.
"So, whatever happened happened, so whatever they want to do," he said. "I’ll be tomorrow here. Whatever they want to do."
