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Max Scherzer injury update: Leaves start early Saturday 3/29/25

Max Scherzer injury update: Leaves start early Saturday 3/29/25

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Updated:

By: Zach Thompson

Update: On Sunday, the Blue Jays announced Scherzer was placed on the 15-day IL.

On Saturday, Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer was removed from the game after just three innings due to lat soreness.

Scherzer has been dealing with a nerve issue that affects his thumb, but this issue may be related since the thumb nerve issue can impact the tricep and lat area.

Before departing, Scherzer gave up two runs on three hits with one strikeout in his Blue Jays debut. He surrendered home runs to Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg in the first inning but then threw two scoreless frames before departing. He was replaced by Richard Lovelady, who struggled and gave up four runs in his one inning of work.

Scherzer’s next start would likely be next Friday in New York against the Mets, but it’s uncertain how this injury will impact his availability for that start. Stay tuned for more updates and to see whether the issue will require an IL stint or not.

Zach Thompson
Zach has been part of the DraftKings team since 2017 and covers baseball, basketball, golf, football and any other sport that offers DFS fun. He has been playing fantasy sports since box scores were only available in the newspaper the following day. Even though he grew up almost 8,000 miles away in Guam, he is a diehard Boston sports fan but will take a fantasy value play wherever he can get it, even if it’s from the Yankees.
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