New York Mets reliever Jorge López threw an epic tantrum on Wednesday, then called his team the worst in the whole MLB. He’s now going to be DFA’d.
New York Mets reliever Jorge López entered Wednesday’s series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers hoping to stop the bleeding in an ugly inning that would eventually lead to the Mets‘ 15th loss in their last 19 games.
He finished the day looking for a new job.
López entered Wednesday’s game in the eighth inning after the Dodgers had already scored two runs to go up 5-3.
His job?
Keep it that way.
Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to do it — but that would be the least of his problems during the game.
Dodgers outfielder Miguel Vargas had a great at-bat that ended in a two-run double. Two batters later, Shohei Ohtani crushed a ball to the opposite field, giving the Dodgers a 9-3 lead with his 14th home run of the season.
López then was tasked with getting Freddie Freeman out, but he’d never get to complete that job. After Freeman checked his swing on a 2-1 pitch and it was called a ball, López exchanged words with third base umpire Ramon De Jesus.
