New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is stepping up to the plate, treating his minor league teammates to generous meals and gifts while rehabilitating, according to a report.
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The 37-year-old ace is playing with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, a Minor League Baseball team, while recovering from an oblique injury and has given teammates AirPods and expensive meals as gifts, according to Fox Sports.
After defeating the Hartford Yard Goats 8-3 on the road, Scherzer provided his teammates a meal that included lobster, filet mignon, and ribeye at a cost of nearly $7,000, according to the report.
Scherzer alluded to the dinner for his teammates when speaking to the media after the game, saying, “They’re eating well tonight.”
Max Scherzer will take care of the postgame spread for the Rumble Ponies:
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“We walk in and there’s a clubbie just handing out AirPods, saying they’re from Max,” a team source said of the Apple earphones.
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“Mad Max” is expected to return to the Mets lineup in a matter of days.
