Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIMay 30, 2024
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New york city Mets relief pitcher Jorge López supplied a blunt and truthful evaluation on the state of his group after a 10-3 home loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.
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“I believe I’ve been on the worst group in most likely the entire f– king MLB.”<< br><> < br>>- Jorge López << a href="https://t.co/NB0cDJ5w0i">> pic.twitter.com/NB0cDJ5w0i
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Jorge López was asked to clarify his remarks about the Mets being “the worst group in the entire f– king MLB” << a href="https://t.co/xjaJhGsCOz">> pic.twitter.com/xjaJhGsCOz
López’ remarks remained in action to a concern from SNY’s Steve Gelbs relating to whether he was sorry for tossing his glove into the stands following his eighth-inning ejection.
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Jorge López has actually been ejected by 3rd base umpire Ramon De Jesus.<< br><> < br>> López tossed his glove into the crowd on his method off the field. << a href="https://t.co/5BlF6badFQ">> pic.twitter.com/5BlF6badFQ
López stated that he did not be sorry for the act, which supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated was “not appropriate” and would be dealt with internally.
The pitcher’s remarks took place after Mendoza’s remarks. Soon afterwards, word emerged that López would be designated for project, per MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo.
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Concerning confusion over whether López stated he was on “the worst group” or was “the worst colleague,” I’m informed López later on described his remarks as a mix of both: the worst colleague on the worst group.
The 22-33 Mets have actually gone 10-25 given that a 12-8 start. They’ve lost 6 straight series (going 4-15 because period) given that a two-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals brought the Mets to 18-18.
MLB’s worst group today is the 15-41 Chicago White Sox, however the Mets have actually definitely appeared like the league’s worst group in their last 19 video games.
It’s easy to understand for López to be distressed, particularly after he took the loss by quiting 3 runs (2 made) in a 5-2 loss to the Dodgers in 10 innings on Tuesday. He followed that up with 2 made runs in one-third of an inning Wednesday thanks to a two-run homer to Shohei Ohtani.
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Shohei Ohtani blasts an oppo-taco in Queens! << a href="https://t.co/KhaoPZaTZn">> pic.twitter.com/KhaoPZaTZn
López then appeared upset that a strike wasn’t gotten in touch with Freddie Freeman on a check swing in the next at-bat. Third-base umpire Ramon De Jesus then appeared to complain López’ response, causing the ejection.
Tossing a glove into the stands and then calling his group the worst in MLB was a bridge too far.
Later, Mets relief pitcher Adam Ottavino safeguarded his colleague.
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“Jorge’s a hero inside. Deep down, he understands he should not have actually done that.”<< br><> < br>> Adam Ottavino safeguards Jorge López after his ejection, glove toss and postgame remarks: << a href="https://t.co/YOlv5ze21e">> pic.twitter.com/YOlv5ze21e
The only favorable to come out of the circumstance was that López offered a fan a brand-new memento.
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Rather the memento to take home < a href="https://t.co/oGbmZELFL1">> pic.twitter.com/oGbmZELFL1
