The Toronto Blue Jays signed future Hall of Fame pitcher Max Scherzer to a one-year, $15.5 million contract over the winter, but he's only pitched one game this season due to a thumb injury.

The Toronto Blue Jays are in a tough spot as their veteran free agent addition struggles to rejoin the rotation.

Max Scherzer threw 27 pitches off the mound Friday and Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider said it was a step in the right direction as the right-hander recovers from a troublesome thumb.