But the takeaway quote, in which beat reporters said he called the Mets "the worst team in probably the whole f---ing MLB," was wrong, López said Thursday after being asked multiple times to clarify Wednesday night. Instead, he said, he called himself the worst "teammate," he posted on Instagram.

Jorge López will be cut by the struggling New York Mets after the reliever threw his glove into the stands following his ejection from a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field