The wait might have been lengthy, however the Toronto Blue Jays are lastly on the point of welcome their largest offseason pitching addition to the beginning rotation. Max Scherzer is nearing his return from the injured listing.
Toronto signed the long run Corridor of Famer within the weeks main as much as spring coaching to a one-year, $15.5 million contract, considering that he’d present stability to the highest of the Jays’ rotation alongside their veteran trio of arms in Kevin Gausman, Jose Berrios and Chris Bassitt. Scherzer made only one begin, lasting solely three innings, earlier than irritation in his thumb landed him on the injured listing for greater than two months.
Scherzer’s newest rehab outing got here on Wednesday with Toronto’s Triple-A affiliate. He struck out eight, walked two and allowed only one hit over 4.1 shutout innings.
