Max Scherzer is good to go finally confirming start date with Toronto Blue Jays
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The Toronto Blue Jays are set to welcome back a three-time Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer.
Scherzer will start for Wednesday's against the Cleveland Guardians, he confirmed to Sportsnet's Hazel Mae on Sunday.
Max Scherzer threw between 30-40 pitches in his bullpen Today. Confirmed he'll pitch Wednesday in CLE. "My stuff is fine," he told me & Shi Davidi. "I'm trying everything I can to manage this (thumb) and make sure I can recover..."There's no knowing, just have to get out there"
Scherzer, 40, has been on the injured list due to a thumb ailment that limited him to just three innings in his first and only start with the Blue Jays in March.
But his rehab process ramped up recently with a pair of starts for the triple-A Buffalo Bisons in which he threw 56 and 75 pitches, respectively.
On Sunday, Scherzer tossed 30-40 pitches in a bullpen session.
Scherzer, a two-time World Series winner, signed a one-year, $15 million contract with Toronto in the off-season to shore up the rotation behind Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt and Kevin Gausman.
But the move hasn't gone as planned over the first third of the year as Scherzer has been out with injury while Bowden Francis struggled before hitting the IL himself, leaving two open spots in the Blue Jays' rotation.
Eric Lauer and Spencer Turnbull have been the latest choices to fill those spots, but neither has been able to provide the length or effectiveness that Scherzer at his best can bring.
Scherzeralso battled injury with the Texas Rangers last year, making just nine starts with a 3.95 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 43.1 innings.
In 2023, he made 27 starts with the New York Mets and Rangers, posting a 3.77 ERA over 152.2 innings.
Now, he'll rejoin a Blue Jays rotation in need of a boost.
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