Scherzer said “I’d have to be an absolute idiot to try to do anything when I’m coming back out for the fourth.” The umpires say he was, indeed, that idiot. But a 2013 story from Yahoo Sports said sources told them “about 90 percent of major league pitchers use some form of spray-on sunscreen – almost always BullFrog brand – that when combined with powdered rosin gives them a far superior grip on the ball.” In an interview last month with Foul Territory, a daily baseball show, Scherzer said rosin can basically get as sticky as sticky stuff. Rosin is a legal way for pitchers to get more grip on the ball. I say, ‘Yes, it is, because it’s sweat and rosin.’ And they say it’s too sticky. Sweat and rosin.’ I keep saying it over and over, and they touch my hand, they say it's sticky. “I said, ‘I swear on my kids’ lives, I'm not using anything else. “He said my hand is too sticky,” Scherzer told reporters. Scherzer was adamant postgame that he did not cheat, even invoking his children’s lives in the matter. Max Scherzer was ejected between innings after a heated conversation with the umpiring crew /mqMkOnzchb- SNY April 19, 2023 It seems likely he will get suspended SNY columnist John Harper reported a baseball source told him Scherzer has “zero chance” of avoiding a suspension he would be able to appeal. If he’s found to have used some sort of “sticky stuff”, he faces a 10-game suspension. “It’s just rosin!” he repeatedly yelled to umpires, per SNY reporter Steve Gelbs. Now the umpires were on high alert: Before Scherzer pitched in the bottom of the fourth, home plate ump Dan Bellino and Cuzzi checked the pitcher's glove again. Cuzzi warned Scherzer that he would be checked again before the third inning, and during that check, Cuzzi noticed the pocket of Scherzer’s glove was sticky and made Scherzer change gloves. Scherzer said his hand was “clumpy” from rosin and sweat, and that he washed off the substance with alcohol in front of an ump. After the second inning of a game against the Dodgers, Cuzzi performed a routine sticky substance check and told Scherzer to wash off what he thought was a "slightly sticky" pitching hand. Mets pitcher Max Scherzer did not have a good time with umpire Phil Cuzzi yesterday.
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