{"id":3649,"date":"2025-05-06T00:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T00:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/3649\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T00:20:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T00:20:13","slug":"blue-jays-pitcher-max-scherzer-sent-to-60-day-il-amid-lingering-thumb-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/3649\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer sent to 60-day IL amid lingering thumb injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Max Scherzer won\u2019t be back on the mound anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays moved the three-time Cy Young Award winner to the 60-day injured list on Monday amid a right thumb injury. The 60 days is retroactive to his last appearance on March 29 and will keep Scherzer out at least until May 29.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The move was one of several that the Blue Jays made Monday. Right-hander Erik Swanson also was moved to the 60-day injured list due to a right forearm injury that has kept him out all season. The team opted to sign pitchers Jos\u00e9 Ure\u00f1a and Spencer Turnbull to one-year deals, too. Ure\u00f1a was designated for assignment last week by the New York Mets, and Turnbull was optioned to the Florida Complex League.<\/p>\n<p>Scherzer, 40, has made just one start this season. He pitched three innings and allowed two runs in a loss to the Baltimore Orioles on March 29 and threw just 45 pitches <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/article\/blue-jays-place-max-scherzer-on-15-day-il-due-to-right-thumb-inflammation-152951583.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:before leaving early due to a sore right lat muscle;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">before leaving early due to a sore right lat muscle<\/a>. He said the injury developed because of a thumb issue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just didn\u2019t feel like I could really let the ball go,\u201d Scherzer <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/article\/blue-jays-place-max-scherzer-on-15-day-il-due-to-right-thumb-inflammation-152951583.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:said at the time;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said at the time<\/a>. &#8220;I had to back down the effort level. I was able to at least get through three and not blow up the bullpen. But after that third inning, I could just kind of tell we\u2019re in imminent danger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Scherzer\u2019s thumb had been a concern in the leadup to the season, too. He was limited to four starts in spring training and has not been able to shake it in the months since.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Scherzer signed a one-year, $15.5 million deal with the Blue Jays this past offseason. He made just nine starts with the Texas Rangers last season due to a shoulder injury and a hamstring strain. Scherzer finished the year with a 3.95 ERA over just 43 1\/3 innings on the mound.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Jays hold a 16-18 record heading into Tuesday\u2019s matchup with the Los Angeles Angels, which kicks off a six-game road trip on the West Coast. Scherzer could return as early as May 29, when the Blue Jays are slated to kick off a four-game homestand with the Athletics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Max Scherzer won\u2019t be back on the mound anytime soon. 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