Blue Jays place Max Scherzer on 15-day IL
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Scherzer, who missed time with a right thumb injury late in spring training, said Saturday that he believes the lat soreness was a result of his body compensating for the thumb.
From CBS Sports
Following Saturday’s 9-5 defeat, the 40-year-old Scherzer said his lat soreness was directly related to lingering thumb pain that forced him to push back a spring training start earlier this month.
From ABC
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Scherzer exited his first start with Toronto on Saturday after 45 pitches. The team said he the early departure was due to soreness in his right lat, which Scherzer explained was in connection to the thumb.