LOS ANGELES — Max Scherzer made an early exit from his start Wednesday, being thrown out of the Mets’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after a heated argument with umpires.
In the third inning, the umpires showed some concern about his glove and he was forced to change it. The Mets ace then came out of the visitor’s dugout to start the fourth and was checked by Dan Bellino again. Scherzer insisted that he only had rosin on his hands, but Bellino and first base umpire Phil Cuzzi seemed unconvinced. Manager Buck Showalter came out to diffuse the situation but his ace became extremely animated with Bellino and Cuzzi and was ejected.
It’s unclear whether he was ejected for a substance or for arguing with the officiating crew.
