new york – Jorge Lopez will be cut by the struggling New York Mets after the reliever dropped his hat and glove on the ground at Citi Field on Wednesday.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said the outburst was “unacceptable” and would be dealt with internally. Lopez expressed no remorse for his actions.
“I don’t regret it,” he said. “I am who I am.”
Lopez gave up a two-run homer to Shohei Ohtani in New York’s 10-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Moments later, the right-hander was thrown out for yelling at third base umpire Ramon De Jesus on an appeal of Freddie Freeman’s check swing.
Lopez pointed at De Jesus and yelled some more and then dropped the ball and walked off the mound. He tossed his cap in the dirt in front of the Mets’ bench and tossed his glove two rows into the stands behind the dugout, where it was snapped by a fan.
After that, the Mets began the process of assigning Lopez. They have seven days to trade or waive him, or send him straight to the minors if another team doesn’t claim him on waivers.
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