Just when it seemed like things couldn’t get worse for the Mets, they got even lower.
In a comical scene in the top of the eighth and the team down 9-3 against the Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon, Mets reliever Jorge López was ejected from the game mid-count by third base umpire Ramon De Jesus, and then, in a show of frustration, he tossed his glove into the stands, with the gear landing in the hands a group that was wearing Dodgers and Yankees gear.
The Mets eventually fell to Los Angeles 10-3 to allow the Dodgers to complete the sweep and the Amazin’s are now losers of eight of their last nine games.
It wasn’t abundantly clear what López said or did to get himself kicked out of the game, but De Jesus was seen shouting in the direction of the Mets pitcher before SNY play-by-play man Gary Cohen realized that López had been sent to the clubhouse early.
“De Jesus has a short fuse,” analyst Keith Hernandez said on the broadcast.
The frustrated López then walked to the dugout, and in a moment of anger, tossed his glove over the netting into the stands.
The spectators seemed to be over the moon with the unexpected souvenir as one fan raised his fist in celebration.
The reliever was designated for assignment Wednesday night after he angered the team when he flung his glove above the safety netting and into the stands near the home dugout at Citi Field.
Jorge Lopez throws his glove after being taken out of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST“That’s where the Mets are at right now. It’s not a good optic,” Hernandez added.
The team likely wasn’t thrilled either with Lopez’s bizarre interview with reporters after the game in which he expressed no regret for his actions and seemingly called the Mets “the worst team probably in the whole f–king MLB,” though there was some confusion about what Lopez meant, since the native of Puerto Rico was speaking in English, his second language.
The SNY broadcast team seemed bewildered by what caused the ejection in the first place for López, with an interaction between the third base ump and Mets pitcher seeming odd.
“I don’t how López or Ramon De Jesus would have anything to say to each other,” Hernandez said.
To make the afternoon even tougher, the Mets saw first baseman Pete Alonso exit the game after being hit in the right hand as he attempted to check his swing on a pitch.
Mets relief pitcher Jorge Lopez throws his glove after being taken out of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POSTThat came not long after the Mets put struggling reliever Edwin Diaz on the 15-day IL with a right shoulder impingement.
