On March 30, 2025, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer made his way to the dugout after the team defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 3-1 in MLB regular-season play.
On March 29, after three innings, pitcher Max Scherzer left his Blue Jays’ first start against the Orioles due to soreness in his right lat muscle. After the game, he claimed that the soreness was caused by a thumb problem.
Manager John Schneider announced on Monday that Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer will visit a specialist in the United States for a second time later this week due to soreness in his right thumb.
Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, visited Dr. Thomas Graham on March 31 and had a cortisone injection in his problematic thumb.
During Toronto’s recent road trip, Schneider said the 40-year-old Scherzer played catch multiple times, most recently on Friday against Baltimore.
“He threw for four or five days on the road, each day with some varying degree of good or bad,” Schneider said. “He just wants to try to hammer it out.”
On March 29, Scherzer left his first start for the Blue Jays against Baltimore after three innings due to right lat muscle soreness. He said after the game that his thumb issue was to blame for that soreness.
On March 30, Toronto placed Scherzer on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his right thumb. Due to thumb pain, Scherzer’s spring training start was postponed earlier in March.
“The longer he is out, the longer it will take to get him back,” Schneider said. “But I think first and foremost, just want to get it right.
In February, Scherzer agreed to a $15.5 million, one-year contract with the Blue Jays. Last season, he started the season on the injured list while recuperating from lower back surgery, and in nine starts, he went 2-4 with a 3.95 earned-run average for Texas. He also had a stint on the IL with shoulder fatigue and didn’t pitch after Sept. 14 because of a left hamstring strain.
