New Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer left his first appearance with his new team and quickly landed on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his right thumb. He threw just three innings and 45 pitches in his first start as a Blue Jay,

While this is one step towards the three-time Cy Young Award winner returning to game action, it was reported by Matheson that even in a "perfect world" it will still be multiple weeks until Scherzer is back in the rotation. This leaves the Blue Jays with a decision to make on how to continue filling Scherzer's spot.

Toronto manager John Schneider says that Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer received a second cortisone shot in his troublesome right thumb this week and will try playing catch again when he rejoins the team in Houston next week.