Jorge López designated for assignment after throwing a glove into the stands

NEW YORK — Shortly after his team’s 10-3 loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday, Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor said he wanted to call a players-only meeting. Lindor and other veterans made sure the players didn’t scatter in the lunchroom, at the coaches’ table or in their cars. Instead, they stayed in the central room of the clubhouse and talked.

For nearly 40 minutes, Mets players discussed the problems that led them to this point: 11 games below .500 before the end of May, seemingly finding any way possible to lose a baseball game. According to another veteran, Brandon Nimmo, almost the entire roster spoke.

“It was just like a boiling point,” Nimmo said. “It was the right time to do it. You try to give space.

For the Mets, words led to actions. Wednesday’s loss was punctuated by reliever Jorge López who, after being thrown out by third base umpire Ramon DeJesus, threw his glove into the air and into the stands. Manager Carlos Mendoza called the action “unacceptable” and, along with president of baseball operations David Stearns, spoke to López about it after the game. A source with knowledge of that meeting said López lied in his later comment that he never spoke to Mendoza.

The same source added that team officials decided Wednesday evening to designate López for assignment.

Asked about the glove-throwing incident after the match, López said he did not regret throwing it, adding: “I don’t give a damn.” The native Spanish speaker then delivered a comment in English that those in attendance interpreted as either López calling the Mets “the worst team in all of (expletive) MLB” or calling himself the “worst teammate in all of (expletive) MLB “. When asked later in the interview if he actually intended to call the Mets “the worst team” in baseball, López responded, “Yeah, probably, it seems like that.”