Max Scherzer Suspended 10 Games for Illegal Substance

 Mets staff ace Max Scherzer has been hit with a 10-game suspension by Major League Baseball for violating the prohibition of foreign substances, according to Mets beat reporter Anthony DiComo. 

 

This is really no surprise. Once Scherzer was ejected from Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, he was at great risk of getting the automatic suspension for having an illegal substance on his hands. 

 

Umpiring crew cheif Dan Bellio, who was the crew chief at the Mets-Dodgers series called Scherzer's hand the "stickiest" he had ever seen. 

 

Scherzer plead his case that he did everything the umpires asked him to do to clean his hand, and said the stickiness came from rosin (which is legal if applied on the mound). 

The Mets will likely appeal one would imagine. A ten game suspension means Scherzer would likely lose two starts at most before being allowed to return to the rotation.