The Toronto Blue Jays positioned Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured record Sunday, sooner or later after the veteran right-hander lasted simply three innings in his debut with the group.
Scherzer, 40, allowed two solo homers within the first inning and three hits total earlier than exiting Toronto’s 9-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday attributable to proper thumb irritation.
The three-time Cy Younger Award winner agreed to a one-year, $15.5 million contract with the Blue Jays in January after going 2-4 with a 3.95 ERA final season with the Texas Rangers. It marked the fewest wins in Scherzer’s profession since his rookie 12 months in 2008.
Scherzer is 216-112 with a 3.16 ERA in his profession. He ranks second amongst lively pitchers and eleventh all-time with 3,408 strikeouts. He is also second amongst lively pitchers in wins, innings pitched (2,881) and video games began (458).
Justin Verlander, his former teammate, is the chief in every class.
Scherzer earned Cy Younger Awards with the Detroit Tigers in 2013 and the Washington Nationals in 2016 and 2017. He received World Collection with the Nationals in 2019 in addition to with the Rangers in 2023.
Additionally Sunday, the Blue Jays recalled left-hander Easton Lucas from Triple-A Buffalo.
Toronto additionally chosen the contract of Mason Fluharty and designated fellow left-hander Richard Lovelady for project.
Lucas, 28, is 1-0 with a 9.82 ERA in 14 profession reduction appearances with the Athletics, Tigers and Blue Jays.
Fluharty, 23, had a 1.29 ERA in eight video games throughout spring coaching. He has but to make his main league debut.
Lovelady, 29, fell to 0-1 with a 21.60 ERA on the younger season after allowing 4 earned runs on two hits in 1 2/3 innings on Saturday.
–Area Degree Media
