A lot was riding on Max Scherzer’s long-awaited return to the Blue Jays‘ starting rotation on Wednesday in Cleveland. Despite the high potential for things to go awry, it went about as well as ...

Max Scherzer knows big starts. He’s taken the ball in 30 postseason contests and started Game 7 of the World Series. Wednesday’s outing in Cleveland, Scherzer’s second start as a member of ...

The Blue Jays hoped Scherzer would return to his ace form after two of his worst seasons, although they were a respectful 3.77 and 3.95 ERAs. From 2013 to 2022, he threw under a 3.00 ERA in eight ...

Scherzer built up to 75 pitches during his last rehab start and shouldn't be under any major restrictions Wednesday, though the Blue Jays will presumably look to keep his pitch count under 100.

Scherzer won World Series titles with Washington in 2019 and Texas in 2023. He won his first Cy Young Award after going 21-3 with a 2.90 ERA in 32 starts for Detroit in 2013. The eight-time All ...

Needing the rotation infusion Scherzer can provide, the 42-36 Blue Jays hope he has more to give. “Just to have him, knowing that you have that calibre of pitcher waiting on your staff every ...

Scherzer’s start on Wednesday — the 459th of his major-league career, more than all but 81 pitchers in MLB’s 150-year history — featured some encouraging signs, as well as a few hiccups.

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Scherzer's fastball averaged 92.5 mph and reached 94 mph, another sign he was having no issues with the recurring thumb injury that has kept him out of the Blue Jays' rotation since making his ...