Jorge López is cut after throwing a fit -and glove- after getting ejected in Mets' loss to Dodgers

Jorge López played in 28 games for the Mets as a reliever this season; the 2022 All-Star has played for six different teams in his nine-year career in MLB (Credit: Gordon Donovan/Via CNN.com/NURPHO/AP)

SEATTLE - It has been a messy 24 hours for the New York Mets, following their 33rd defeat of the season against the Dodgers on May 29.

With the score tied with three runs apiece in the eight inning, the Mets had another late implosion and allowed seven runs in the last two innings, including six unanswered in the eight. It was too much to handle for Puerto Rican reliever Jorge López, who threw his glove into the stands after being ejected from the game.

Jorge López gets ejected from the game

The problem began when third-base umpire Ramón de Jesús ruled on a check swing when Freddie Freeman was up at the plate. After a heated argument with the umpire, López untucked his jersey and threw his glove over the netting into the crowd as he walked off the field.

"It's just emotions. The game, it just takes you there," López said after the game.

But for Mets manager Carlos Mendoza, López' conduct was "unacceptable" and, along with Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns, spoke to the player about it after the game. According to sources with knowledge of that meeting, what condemned the Puerto Rican wasn't his actions but his non remorseful attitude. It ended up costing him his job, as the Mets decided to designate López for assignment, a move that was confirmed on May 30.

"I'm the way I am," he said. "I'm not afraid to be me," López said to reporters after the incident with the third-base umpire.

Jorge López on emotions during his ejection

To make things worse, the Puerto Rican, a nine-year veteran in the majors, made a comment that was taken out of context by some members of the media. According to first reports, López called the Mets "the worst team in probably the whole (expletive) MLB," but then later clarified that the quote had been misunderstood, as he actually meant "I think I been looking (like) the worst teammate probably in the whole (expletive) MLB."

Sadly for López, it was too late to rectify what was being put out. The 31-year-old will now have to look for a new team after being cut. In his lone season with New York, he saw action in 28 games as a reliever finishing with an ERA of 3.76.

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