Mets RHP Max Scherzer was ejected from Wednesday’s game against the Dodgers ahead of the bottom of the 4th inning. Scherzer had his glove checked before the 3rd inning, and was forced to switch gloves as umpire Phil Cuzzi deemed his hands too sticky. Going into the 4th inning, Scherzer says he washed his hands in front of MLB officials and applied rosin — a legal substance. However, Cuzzi deemed his hand too sticky again, and ultimately threw him out of the game.
Scherzer was very unhappy with the ejection, and doesn’t understand how he was thrown out for using a legal substance mixed with his sweat.