MLB

Mets’ Davis: I don’t stay up too late and I’m coachable

Last call for Ike Davis?

As talk surfaced that the Mets first baseman could be traded this offseason, Davis yesterday defended himself against allegations his night life and attitude have angered the organization and might contribute to his ouster from Queens.

After The Post first reported that Davis could be trade bait, as the Mets look for pieces that can be dealt to address other areas of need, a subsequent Internet report suggested Davis’ late hours away from the ballpark and resistance to accepting coaching advice are an issue.

That seemed like news to Davis yesterday.

“I’ve never done anything wrong,” Davis said before last night’s game against the Phillies at Citi Field was postponed because of stormy weather and rescheduled for tomorrow night. “I show up to the field and play every day. I really don’t know where it is coming from. People can say whatever they want, but it’s not going to bother us.”

Does Davis stay out late?

“I don’t know what late is, because if you leave the ballpark at 12 and get back to your place at 12:30, if you watch a movie it’s 2:30, is that late? That’s up to everyone to decide what late is. If I had a job where I had to wake up at 6 in the morning, it would be late, but it’s not. Our lifestyle is a little different.”

Manager Terry Collins came to Davis’ defense, saying the first baseman’s alleged attitude problems and penchant for keeping long hours away from the ballpark have not been brought to his attention.

“You cannot in today’s game do what Ike Davis has done — play 141 games, suffering from Valley Fever at the same time, obviously he had a bad first half — but put up the things he’s done in the second half and do what he’s being accused of doing,” Collins said.

“As far as being a hard guy to coach, there is not a guy in that locker room who hasn’t had a disagreement with a coach at one time about something,” Collins added. “I just want to make sure everybody understands we’re behind Ike Davis 100 percent, and I don’t want this to ever be a defamation on his character, because he’s a stand-up guy. As a matter of fact, he speaks the truth above and beyond the need for it.”

Davis said he spoke to his coaches, and none took responsibility for the comments about his willingness to heed their advice.

“If you’ve seen my stances this year we’ve tried a lot of things so, I don’t know about the uncoachable thing,” Davis said. “You could ask the coaches, but I don’t know who would ever say that. I’ve done everything the coaches have asked me and I don’t know. It’s really just a bunch of unknown statements.”

Davis, who is batting .223 with 27 homers and 81 RBIs, could be a trade chip as the Mets consider Lucas Duda for full-time duty at first base next season. In the last week, Collins has begun using Duda at first base against lefty starters.

Collins tried to downplay the idea of a Davis trade.

“There’s not a guy in that clubhouse who can’t get traded,” Collins said. “Not a guy.”

* Matt Harvey is scheduled to start tonight’s game against the Phillies, with Jeremy Hefner listed for tomorrow. Hefner would have started if last night’s game was played because the Mets did not want to risk an abbreviated outing by Harvey in his final start of the season.