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Mets pitcher Jorge Lopez is officially fed up in New York.
On Thursday night, Lopez got ejected from the team’s game against the Dodgers for arguing a call with the umpire.
While leaving the field, a frustrated Lopez threw his glove into the stands.
A bizarre ejection, a bizarre (player) reaction to the ejection, and the commentary on from the SNY Mets crew.
"What has been a bad day all the way around has just gotten worse. (Jorge) López responds by tossing his glove up the over netting and into the crowd." ⚾️🎙️ pic.twitter.com/6bWb7fAOga
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 30, 2024
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza called Lopez’s actions “unacceptable.”
“Whenever you go into a stretch like this you’re going to see some emotions from players,” Mendoza told the media after the game. “What we saw out of Lopez, that’s not acceptable. We will address that internally here.“
Carlos Mendoza says Jorge López's reaction on the field was "not acceptable" and will be addressed internally: pic.twitter.com/AsMwDA7BE7
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 29, 2024
When asked about Mendoza’s comments, Lopez trashed his own team.
"I think I've been on the worst team in probably the whole f–king MLB."
– Jorge López pic.twitter.com/NB0cDJ5w0i
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 30, 2024
While some people believed Lopez said “teammate” in the clip, Mets reporter Steve Gelbs said Lopez later doubled down on his comments when asked to clarify.
I asked Jorge Lopez if he regretted throwing his glove into the stands. Not only did he say no, he then called the Mets “the worst team in the whole f—cking MLB.”
I later gave him a chance to clarify and he confirmed that’s what he meant.pic.twitter.com/Io2Cqh3Bdj
— Steve Gelbs (@SteveGelbs) May 30, 2024
Update: Lopez will be designated for assignment by the Mets following Wednesday’s incident.
The Mets are planning to designate for assignment Jorge López after his glove-throwing incident on Wednesday
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) May 30, 2024