Washington Post writer Jesse Dougherty shared a funny anecdote about Max Scherzer and Alex Avila’s time together in Detroit when the catcher signed on with Washington last week, joining the three-time Cy Young winner and the Nationals, after working with him 107 times when both were on the Tigers’ roster between 2010-14.
Avila talked last summer about a mound visit he made to talk to Scherzer back in the day:
“It was a regular June day at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City in 2013. Scherzer was months from his first Cy Young Award but couldn’t quite find his command against the Royals.