While all of the attention will be on the pitching matchup that pits one of the greatest pitchers from St. Louis, Toronto's Max Scherzer, against the Cardinals'
This year’s version of spring training has brought a new experiment to Major League Baseball: the ABS system. As the players adjust to yet another new set of rules, they are enjoying the process. One such encounter took place on Sunday when the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies squared off in Dunedin.
The Toronto Blue Jays got 3.2 solid innings out of veteran Max Scherzer on Sunday, all after Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner seemingly poked the bear.
Phillies shortstop Trea Turner had some fun with Max Scherzer, his former teammate, challenging the MLB ABS system immediately.
Max Scherzer is not a fan of the ABS System as he wishes to be judged by humans. Ex-Marlins president blashed the pitcher for his stance.
The Toronto Blue Jays have started their spring training schedule ahead of the 2025 season. Their complex in Dunedin, Florida is one of 13 spring stadiums equipped with the Automated Balls Strikes System,
Scherzer had said about ABS, "We're humans. Can we just be judged by humans?” And that was what ultimately inspired Turner to challenge the first pitch as a prank —
Turner's troll job came five days after Scherzer said he was a "little skeptical" about the ABS challenge system after several appeals went against him in his spring debut. "We're humans. Can we just be judged by humans?" Scherzer added ( via The Athletic ). Turner noticed and made sure to mess with his pal at the first opportunity.
Max Scherzer is not a fan of MLB's new ABS challenge system. When asked about the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) last week, a rule implementation in which
Trea Turner decided to troll his former Washington Nationals teammate Max Scherzer with a first pitch challenge after the pitcher's viral comments about not being a fan of "robo-umps."
Physically, Max Scherzer feels stronger than he did last year. At this point, that’s more important than the line score or radar gun. Ben Nicholson-Smith has more from Scherzer’s second spring start with the Blue Jays.