Max Scherzer Receives 10-Game Suspension, Will not Appeal
It has been decided.
Mets pitcher Max Scherzer has been handed a 10-game suspension and $10,000 fine by Major League Baseball for having a foreign substance on his right pitching hand.
Although he was initially expected to appeal the suspension, Scherzer told reporters that he will not do so since he doesn't think he would win. He will begin serving his 10-game suspension on Thursday and will be eligible to return on May 1 against the Atlanta Braves.
"I thought I was going get in front of a neutral arbitrator, but I wasn't," Scherzer said. "It was going to be through MLB. Given that process, I wasn't going to come out on top.
"The best thing for the Mets is to come to a settlement with MLB on what the fine should be and move forward with that. That's the best thing for the Mets at this point and time."
Scherzer was ejected from the Mets' game against the Dodgers on Wednesday for having too much rosin on his hand.
Scherzer's issue with the situation is that there is no way to measure how much rosin can and cannot be used. Due to the varying conditions in different cities, Scherzer says It's hard for a pitcher to know how much rosin to use.
"I hope that we can modify the rule," he continued. "The intent of this rule was to clean up the game. I don't think it was intended to crack down on pitchers that were using legal substances. I used legal substances."
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