During last winter’s MLB lockout of players, Mets co-ace Max Scherzer served as the face of the Players Association. Now, he is no longer actively involved in union leadership.
It turns out that Scherzer -- who told The Athletic’s Britt Ghiroli in March that he would “absolutely not” negotiate the next collective bargaining agreement -- has already stepped aside.
“I’m done,” Scherzer told SNY on Wednesday. “I’m not on any committees.”
The MLBPA website still lists Scherzer, the Mets’ Francisco Lindor, the recently retired Andrew Miller and the Texas Rangers' Marcus Semien as the four association reps on the executive subcommittee. According to a source, that is simply because new elections will not be held until annual rep meetings in November.
Lindor confirmed to SNY that the group’s work was ongoing, but did not include Scherzer.
“I’m not doing any more calls ,” Scherzer says, noting that he has a family that he wants to spend time with. As he told Ghiroli in March, Scherzer spent much of the offseason on an endless stream of Zoom meetings and calls with fellow players. He did his time, and now he’s done.