Jorge Lopez, officially designated for a signment by the Mets on Thursday, insisted he did not say the Mets were the worst team probably in the whole fking MLB and instead had called himself the worst teammate in the entire league. That didnt Nerlens Noel Jersey stop the team from cutting him loose as the Mets now have seven days to trade or release the right-hander as the organization , but also by Lopez throwing his glove into the stands as he walked off the field following his ejection in the eighth inning of Wednesdays lo s to the Dodgers. Carlos Mendoza said he wasnt happy about Lopezs interview, but declined to get into the specifics of the timing of the Lopez move. Mets relief pitcher Jorge Lopez throws his glove after being ejected against the Los Angeles Dodgers. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST A source said a combination of factors led to the DFA decision, including the comments, the glove-to s, Lopezs refusal to show any regret for the glove-to s and Lopez telling reporters he had not yet met with Mets officials. Mendoza confirmed that he and president of baseball operations David Stearns talked with Lopez before the interview. Explore More We made a decision, Mendoza said before the Mets opened a series against the Diamondbacks at Citi Field. The timing, Im not getting into the details on that. We have standards here and were not gonna tolerate that. Among the players, there was mostly sympathy for Lopez, who spent time on the IL last year with the Twins to addre s mental health i sues. I feel bad for him, said Francisco Lindor, who called a players-only meeting following Wednesdays lo s. I love him. Hes a great person. Its a decision the front office made and he has to live with it. Lopez says he was misquotes in a postgame scrum. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST There was also belief, to Lopezs point, that . Lopez, who is from Puerto Rico, speaks English as a second language, but typically he did his interviews without the help of the teams interpreter. I had no intention of disparaging the New York Mets organization, Lopez, who also apologized to his teammates, coaches, fans, and front office, . During that interview, I spoke candidly about my frustrations with my personal performance and how I felt it made me the worst teammate in the entire league. Unfortunately, my efforts to addre s the media in English created some confusion and generated headlines that do not reflect what I was trying to expre s. Toward the end of Wednesdays postgame interview, Lopez if he meant to say the Mets were the worst team. Lopez said, Yeah, probably. It looked like it. Earlier Thursday, Lopez blamed the media on Instagram, writing: Thanks media for [making] it worse. J.D. Martinez agreed and blasted the media for its role in the incident. Lopez was officially designated for a signment on Thursday. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST I think the media took advantage of it, personally, said Martinez, who, like Lopez, is bilingual. I think that me understanding Spanglish Ive been around these guys for so long, I feel like you can clearly see he was trying to say himself, teammate. Thats how I took it right away. And I just think [the media] kind of used it to get their clickbaits and get publicity out there that they want to get. Martinez added that he has been among the veteran Spanish-speaking players who has encouraged others to speak English during interviews. Delivering insights on all things Amazins Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! And then you have a situation like that, and the guy got DFAd for it, Martinez said. Im his teammate. I should be furious about it. And I feel sorry for him because I know what he meant to say. But Luis Severino said that shouldnt have been an excuse for Lopez. I didnt think he was trying to say that this was the worst team, Severino said. I thought it was a little miscommunication, a language barrier. But he was asked again and he agreed. I know [Lopez] has been doing interviews in English his whole career. Hes a grown man. Fans got a unique souvenir in Lopezs glove. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Losing Lopez also cost the Mets one of the few serviceable arms in the Mets battered bullpen. The Mets recalled Danny Young to take his spot in the pen. Mendoza said Lopez was respectful when informed of the decision to designate him. Hes human, Mendoza said. He made a mistake. Darius Bazley Jersey