Updated, 6:05 PM ET: Mets skipper Mickey Callaway met with the team’s media a second time on Monday evening, this time confirming that an apology was indeed issued to Newsday beat reporter, Tim Healey. Justin Toscano of The Record shared a video clip of the mini-presser on Twitter.

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New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway spoke to the press on Monday in Philadephia regarding his and Jason Vargas’ well-publicized incident on Sunday with Newsday beat reporter, Tim Healey.

Callaway began by telling reporters, “I understand I can’t control the actions of others or the words of others, but I can always control my reaction to those things.”

“I think everybody deserves respect, regardless of job title or role. And I hope people can understand that this is a tough game and I hope, moving forward, we can all do our jobs honestly, critically, and understand that other people are involved.”

A media member asked Callaway for his version of Sunday’s incident, but the second-year skipper declined to share much.

“I don’t think one side of the story needs to be said over another. I think it’s unfortunate that it’s a distraction and we’re gonna move on. I don’t need to tell my side. That doesn’t help me in any way.”

“It was a misunderstanding, obviously […] I’m sure there was no malintent by either. It’s just something that happened and we have to move forward.”

One reporter asked Callaway if he “felt an apology [to Healey] was warranted”, then asked directly if he had extended one to Healey, and the response wasn’t quite indicative of an answer in the affirmative.

“I talked to [Healey] — in private. I think that when two people talk privately, they can keep their private conversation between them. [As] I said, I can control my reactions better.”

When asked if he would have handled the situation differently, Callaway joked that “[I would have] not walked to the food room to eat; I would have eaten at the hotel”, followed by an uncomfortable chuckle and a more detailed response.

“It’s something that happened. You live with it. I got to talk to [Tim Healey]. When you play a tough game like this, you’ve got coaches yelling at you, other teammates yelling at you, and I have this ability to get through it and later, I’m fine, totally fine. [Healey] is fine. We’re gonna move on [as] nothing happened. Do we learn from it? Absolutely.”

When asked if Sunday’s loss had any extra negative effect on him post-game, Callaway said he was only affected by “walking through the clubhouse to go eat; something was said and I reacted”.

Callaway then completely contradicted himself, chalking up his behavior to him despising losing.

“Nobody in that room likes losing. I don’t think anybody that plays this game and dedicates their life, their time away from their family and kids like to lose. I don’t come here and don’t get to see my kids for two months to come and lose games”

“But, [as] I said, I can control how I react to things and I’ll to try and do that to my best ability,” Callaway said. “I’m a passionate guy about baseball and I’m a tough competitor. Sometimes you’ll see it with the umpires, sometimes you’ll see it with the players. The thing is, [the media] doesn’t need to see it directed toward you. ”

He then called Jason Vargas a “passionate competitor, too”.

We’ll keep you posted as more news breaks.