Bleacher Report · Jun 1, 2023
Mets' Max Scherzer Calls Out MLB's Warm-Up Clock: 'Frustrating' for Pitchers, Umps
A few months into the MLB season and New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is still adjusting to the strict rules of the pitch clock.
Ahead of the fifth inning in New York's 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field on Thursday, Scherzer got into a bit of disagreement with home plate umpire Tripp Gibson over how much time he had to warm up.
According to MLB's new rules, there are two minutes between half innings and pitchers are allowed eight warm-up pitches in that time. But since catcher Francisco Alvarez was the last batter out in the prior inning, Scherzer wasn't given enough time to finish his warm-up, which led to his argument with Gibson.