When the Toronto Blue Jays signed veteran beginning pitcher Max Scherzer to a one-year, $15.5 million contract in free company this winter, they have been hoping he nonetheless had a minimum of another good season left within the tank. Issues didn’t get off to begin in his Blue Jays debut towards the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.
Scherzer lasted simply three innings and 45 pitches earlier than being eliminated with what the Blue Jays are calling “proper lat soreness.”
Scherzer allowed three hits, two earned runs, walked none and struck out one in his transient begin.
The Blue Jays ended up shedding Saturday’s sport, 9-5, with aid pitcher Richard Lovelady permitting 4 earned runs within the inning after Scherzer was lifted to take the loss.
All of that, nevertheless, is secondary to the priority over Scherzer’s damage.
Even earlier than his begin on Saturday, he had spent a portion of the spring coping with a thumb damage that had sidelined him. He additionally pitched in simply 9 video games through the 2024 season as a member of the Texas Rangers.
The 40-year-old Scherzer is among the greatest pitchers of this period and has a ticket to Cooperstown ready for him when he retires. The Blue Jays have been hoping they may be capable to catch a glimpse of that this season. To date, the early returns aren’t encouraging. Particularly when mixed with the truth that he missed a lot of the 2024 season.
