Max Scherzer he was ineffective in his participation with the New York Mets in the 2022 Playoffs and after the elimination he was clearly frustrated. The right-hander attended the press after game 3 of the Wild Card Series against the San Diego Padres and was quite frank in his statements.
Scherzer was in charge of opening the first game of this The wild card series for those who make life in Queens, leaving much to be desired in a job where he was beaten and claimed defeat. The Mets managed to win Game 2, but were shut out on Sunday by a Padres heading to the next round.
The 38-year-old pitcher was signed by the Mets for important things and he knows it, which is why he was taken aback in his post-elimination game remarks.
Max Scherzer says that the Mets’ playoff result is a “kick in the balls”: pic.twitter.com/zVIpzC5noq
— SNY (@SNYtv) October 10, 2022
“This is a kick in the balls. Get to the postseason and lose in the first series. It’s the worst day of the year,” the pitcher emphasized.
In his only game this Postseason, Scherzer went 4-2 innings receiving seven hits (four of them home runs), the same number of earned runs and was only able to strike out four batters from the Fathersdefinitely a bad night.
Los Mets will want to turn the page and better prepare for the 2023 seasontaking into account that this year for many is a failure because they started as favorites.
Throughout 2022, “Mad Max” went 11-5, with a 2.29 ERA in 23 starts, 0.91 WHIP and 173 strikeouts.