When Mets ace Max Scherzer was ejected from his April 19 start against the Dodgers, he became the highest-profile and most accomplished pitcher to be officially reprimanded for a “sticky stuff” infraction. Scherzer was adamant that he did not cheat in the aftermath, though ultimately chose not to appeal his 10-game suspension.
On Wednesday, Scherzer’s agent, Scott Boras, explained why.
As Boras put it to Sports Illustrated‘s Tom Verducci, Scherzer opted against an appeal because he considered it a “fruitless” effort. Boras also said that Scherzer had “no intent to cheat,” and pointed to what he perceives as cloudiness regarding the specific parameters for what constitutes “too sticky.”
