ORLANDO, Fla. -- New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza firmly refuted recent reports of clubhouse issues last season, including a rift between Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto , calling them a "lie" and "wrong" during a news conference at MLB's winter meetings Monday.

"It's impressive that nobody talked about our clubhouse and in the last two weeks what we hear is that we were basically fighting every day when it's completely contrary to the reality," Mendoza said in Spanish. "It's a professional clubhouse where the guys respected each other, where the guys came to work and to compete day in and day out."

Last month, the New York Post reported that Lindor had strong words for second baseman Jeff McNeil after a late-inning defensive mistake against the Philadelphia Phillies on June

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