Blue Jays finally get some good news with latest report on Max Scherzer
This is a sigh of relief for the Blue Jays and for Scherzer.
Blue Jays finally get some good news with latest report on Max Scherzer originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Toronto Blue Jays are off to a rough start to the 2026 season with a 4-6 record through the first 10 games of the season, which included a 14-2 blowout loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers .
During that rough Dodgers game, the Blue Jays were dealt an injury scare, as Max Scherzer left early in the game despite throwing only 36 pitches. With the Cody Ponce injury in mind, this was not an injury the Blue Jays could afford. Fortunately, as Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet shares, the Blue Jays got some good news on Scherzer.
The future Hall of Famer is still on track to make his next start despite this injury scare. Blue Jays get good Max Scherzer news "Blue Jays manager John Schneider says Max Scherzer 'feels good. Doesn't feel any worse than (Monday),'" Zwelling reports.
"Plan as of Tuesday is for Scherzer to throw his normal side session on Friday and make his next start. " While the Blue Jays got some tough news on Tuesday on Ponce (six-month recovery timeline), Alejandro Kirk (six-weeks), and Addison Barger (10-day IL), this Scherzer update is finally some good news. The 41-year-old future Hall of Famer has a 3.