Blue Jays' Max Scherzer has mixed results in first outing for the Buffalo Bisons
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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer had his first rehab start on Friday night for the Buffalo Bisons. Scherzer lasted 4.1 innings (56 pitches), allowing two earned runs and striking out four.
Seeing his first game action since right lat soreness, triggered by his irksome right thumb issues, forced him from a March 27 outing against the Baltimore Orioles after just three innings and 45 pitches, Scherzer sat at 91.9 m.p.h. with his fastball and topped out at 94 while mixing in his slider, changeup, curveball and sinker.
Max Scherzer's day is done in Buffalo: 4.1IP 2ER 4K 0BB (56 pitches)
Velo dropped in his final inning, but sat 91.9 on the day. Big test is how his thumb feels tomorrow.
Velo dropped in his final inning, but sat 91.9 on the day. Big test is how his thumb feels tomorrow.
Max Scherzer's fastball velo averaged 93.6 MPH in his first inning for the Bisons tonight. He sat 92.5 last year and 91.9 in 3 MLB innings in 2025. That'll play - but it's the total pitches (and how he rebounds) that really matter tonight.
The first #Bisons strikeout for Mad Max! #BlueJays
Max brought the filth to Buffalo! 🤢 #BlueJays
The plan for him was to throw roughly 60-65 pitches and he was super-efficient early, working around a Brayan Rocchio double during a nine-pitch first, surrendering a solo shot to left-fielder C.J. Kayfus, Cleveland's No. 4 prospect according to Baseball America, in a 13-pitch second, before going three-up, three-down during a nine-pitch third.
Back to back strikeouts for Scherzer 💪
Mad Max givin' them trouble with the curve!
«I couldn't care less about his linescore, I want to see 60-65 pitches, I want to see that the fastball velo is good, and that he's coming out of it healthy, really,» said Schneider. «And the main thing is to see he feels (Saturday) and hopefully just keep going in the right direction.»
Assuming all checks out, he «will probably need at least one more» rehab outing with Buffalo, added Schneider, with the plan being for Scherzer to rejoin the Blue Jays to throw a bullpen in between before his next start on normal rest Wednesday.
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