Just about every radio show in New York went after Jorge López Thursday. However, perhaps the most popular radio host in the city — and the country — walked back his criticism of the New York Mets pitcher after learning about a 'serious situation' in the pitcher's personal life. López launched his glove into the stands after being ejected Wednesday, and, after the game, he appeared to say he played for the 'worst team in the whole f---ing MLB.
In his very first segment of his morning radio show, WFAN host Boomer Esiason, the former NFL quarterback, said López's behavior was 'embarrassing,' and he 'would have ripped him a new one.' 'You can't have a player acting this way, saying these things, and you have to immediately get rid of them. This is part of a locker room culture problem, if you ask me,' Esiason said.
Esiason compared López's situation to his own, because his son, Gunnar, suffers from cystic fibrosis. 'There was a year where I had to play without knowing what Gunnar was going through. And I know exactly how difficult that is trying to balance those two things. So, I just want to offer an apology to Jorge López from what I said this morning about how I thought Carlos Mendoza should have handled it.
It was already a bad day for the Mets, who had earlier placed Edwin Diaz on the injured list with a shoulder impingement. Then, Pete Alonso left the game in the first inning after getting hit in the hand by a pitch. Their schedule isn't getting any easier. They welcome the defending National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks this weekend. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.