Scherzer had said about ABS, "We're humans. Can we just be judged by humans?” And that was what ultimately inspired Turner to challenge the first pitch as a prank —

Turner's troll job came five days after Scherzer said he was a "little skeptical" about the ABS challenge system after several appeals went against him in his spring debut. "We're humans. Can we just be judged by humans?" Scherzer added ( via The Athletic ). Turner noticed and made sure to mess with his pal at the first opportunity.