"Zero Chance" Max Scherzer Doesn't Receive 10-Game Suspension
2 years agoNew York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer has "zero chance" of avoiding a mandatory 10-game suspension from his ejection on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers for a foreign substance, according to a source. A 2023 MLB memo explicitly says that rosin can be deemed an illegal substance if it is overused. Rosin also isn't supposed to be applied anywhere but on the mound during a game. There's a chance that Scherzer will appeal the suspension and push it back, but at some point he'll almost certainly have to sit out 10 games for the incident on Wednesday. Stay tuned for more information on the situation. In four starts so far this year, the 38-year-old right-hander has allowed eight runs on 14 hits (four home runs) while walking nine and striking out 17 in 19 1/3 frames.
Source: SNY - John Harper
Source: SNY - John Harper