Pro tip: Don’t ever slap Max Scherzer on his butt.
During Sunday night’s Dodgers-Mets game, L.A. manager Dave Roberts shared an hilarious story on how he found out this news the hard way.
Roberts explained that during the high-strung starter’s first start for the Dodgers after coming over in a trade from the Nationals last month, the skipper gave the right-hander an encouraging slap on the booty. It did not sit well with Scherzer, who muttered, “Don’t f—— touch me.”
Roberts explained, “I got the scoop from our players. ‘Hey, Doc, make sure you don’t touch him. He doesn’t want anyone to touch him.’”
“So after the game, I go, ‘Hey man, did you just mumble something like, don’t f—— touch me?’”
Roberts says Scherzer replied, “Yeah, and I gave you the most tempered, most respectful way I could say it because this is my job. I don’t need any kind of congratulations or support, because that’s my job.”
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Dodgers outfielder Billy McKinney accidentally slapped Scherzer on the butt during Sunday night’s game and immediately realized the severe mistake he had made.
