Veteran Mets hurler Max Scherzer knows just how strict MLB umpires are being this year when it comes to doing foreign substance checks. But that apparently expands to the minor leagues. According to the rules, the Syracuse Mets’ pitching staff is just full of cheaters.
I’m joking here a little bit, but I don’t think we’ve seen one team get a pitcher tossed for sticky substances on consecutive days. That has to be some sort of record, and one that nobody wants to be a part of.
The first ejection came on Wednesday. Dylan Bundy was through three innings against Norfolk and had allowed two runs on four hits, two walks, and two strikeouts before getting sent to the showers.