Blue Jays put Max Scherzer (forearm, ankle) on 15-day IL
TORONTO — Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer was put on the 15-day injured record by the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday due to proper forearm tendonitis and left ankle irritation.
A 41-year-old right-hander, Scherzer is 1-3 with a 9.64 ERA in 5 begins.
Toronto made the IL transfer retroactive to Saturday and recalled right-hander Chase Lee from Triple-A Buffalo.
Scherzer, who began Game 7 of final yr’s World Series, remained with the Blue Jays by agreeing to a $3 million, one-year contract that enables him to earn $10 million in efficiency bonuses for innings beginning with 65.
He allowed seven runs and 6 hits, together with three residence runs, in 2⅓ innings throughout an 8-6 loss to cleveland on Friday. It was the third time this season Scherzer failed to finish three innings.
He left an April 6 begin towards the Los Angeles Dodgers Because of forearm ache, then allowed eight runs and 5 hits in 2⅓ innings in an April 12 defeat to Minnesota.
An eight-time All-Star, Scherzer went 5-5 with a 5.19 ERA in 17 begins and 85 innings for the Blue Jays final season. He made three begins within the postseason, beating Seattle 8-2 in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series and making two begins within the World Series towards the Dodgers.
Scherzer gained titles with Washington in 2019 and Texas in 2023. He ranks eleventh on the strikeouts record with 3,499, 10 behind Hall of Famer Walter Johnson.
