A livid Max Scherzer almost ripped his belt off when asked to do third foreign substance search

In cased you missed it, MLB pitchers are now subject to random searches during games for foreign sticky substances.

It started Monday night with Mets ace Jacob deGrom being relieved about passing the test.

So how is it all going during the second night of this being a thing? Not well at all.

Nationals ace Max Scherzer was searched not once, not twice, but three times during tonight’s game against the Phillies. He was annoyed after the second time, which happened at the end of the third inning. And then he almost lost it – and his pants – when he was searched again in the fourth inning.

Here was the second time:

Max Scherzer did not seem very pleased while being checked for sticky substances.

(via @DannyVietti) pic.twitter.com/Ev6vkf4zic

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) June 23, 2021

And here’s when he lost his mind after the third time:

This is incredible.

Joe Girardi asked the umpires to check Max Scherzer for sticky stuff again.

Scherzer’s reaction:

pic.twitter.com/rHHWU6KIzV

— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) June 23, 2021

Amazing.

Things then later escalated even more as Phillies manager Joe Girardi seemed like he wanted to fight Scherzer:

Girardi then came marching out of the Phillies dugout screaming, “Let’s go!!” Essentially telling Max and the Nats to come get him.

— Dan Kolko (@masnKolko) June 23, 2021

Max Scherzer stares down Joe Girardi, Joe comes out of the dugout and challenges him then gets ejected, Max shows off his glove and hat pic.twitter.com/cjwNfLBHuO

— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) June 23, 2021

This whole thing seems like it’s going to be a total mess.

MLB fans had reactions.