{"id":124812,"date":"2025-06-23T09:43:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/124812\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T09:43:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:43:36","slug":"scherzer-to-return-for-blue-jays-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/124812\/","title":{"rendered":"Scherzer to return for Blue Jays on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy n        The Canadian Pressn      <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted June 22, 2025 5:05 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>TORONTO \u2013 Mad Max is back.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Max Scherzer is scheduled to be the Toronto Blue Jays\u2019 starting pitcher on Wednesday when they face the Guardians in Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old surefire Hall of Famer has only played one game for Toronto since signing with the team in the off-season.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRelated Videos\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Blue Jays fans skip out on Seattle series over U.S. trade war'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750671814_525_WEB_6P_BLUE_JAYS_IN_SEATTLE.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:22<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlue Jays fans skip out on Seattle series over U.S. trade war\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPrevious Video<\/p>\n<p>\t\tNext Video<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jays manager John Schnedier confirmed that Scherzer would return to the mound after Toronto\u2019s 4-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>Scherzer had a bullpen session earlier in the day after two promising rehab starts with triple-A Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p>He allowed two runs on three hits over three innings in his only start for the Blue Jays before leaving the game with thumb inflammation on his throwing hand.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a 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Canadians and others watch and worry after U.S. strikes on nuclear sites\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scherzer has a 216-112 record over his 18-year MLB career, with a lifetime 3.16 earned-run average and 3,408 strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 22, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted June 22, 2025 5:05 pm 1 min read 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