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Disappointing- Fans Troll Max Scherzer for Clumsily Dropping Phone Ahead of Crucial MLB Lockout Negotiations

Published 02/28/2022, 8:15 AM EST

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Just after two days on March 2, the lockout will be three years old in Major League Baseball. And even now, both the owners and the players have not agreed to the new collective bargaining agreement. However, representatives of the players’ union, including Max Scherzer and Gerrit Cole, are trying their best to get the new deal as soon as possible.

Now, with the opening day of the 2022 season just a month away, both the owners and the players’ union are in a hurry to wrap up the lockout. And to get things done, Max Scherzer, along with other representatives of the union, has been meeting regularly with the owners.

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But, recently, the Mets star became the fans’ victim for an unusual activity he did.

Fans troll Max Scherzer for dropping his phone

Notably, not only the owners but the players’ union also want to end the lockout as soon as possible. So that the regular season games will not be lost. And that is something which no one would want.

Recently, on Sunday, veteran pitcher Max Scherzer went to meet with owners for the CBA negotiation. And while going there, the Mets star accidentally dropped his phone from his pocket. Now, the video of this is going viral on the internet and fans are trolling Scherzer for clumsily dropping his phone.

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One of the Twitter users took a dig at Scherzer in a sarcastic way and said “disappointed from such a talented guy”. While another fan compared themselves with the Mets star and said Scherzer is a man of people.

Considering his high wages, one fan even said that Scherzer is looking for a phone sponsorship. Notably, Scherzer is one top-paid player in the league.

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Max Scherzer to lose more than $200k per day, if the lockout continues

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Notably, with more delays in the lockout, the league will lose a number of games. And if such a scenario, MLB players will lose their salaries on the daily basis. When it comes to Max Scherzer, then being the top earner in MLB, he will lose $232,975 from his purse, daily.

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Abhishek Kumar is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. After completing his Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Abhishek has been working in the media industry since two years. Before joining EssentiallySports, he previously worked at APN News as a sub-editor, where he has written articles on sports and politics.
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