{"id":560666,"date":"2026-02-08T04:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T04:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/560666\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T04:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T04:05:27","slug":"mlb-rumors-blue-jays-reportedly-consider-reunion-with-two-time-world-series-champion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/560666\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Rumors: Blue Jays reportedly consider reunion with two-time World Series champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/toronto-blue-jays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> are gearing up for a promising MLB season after narrowly missing out on a World Series title last year against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Determined to go all the way in the upcoming season, the Blue Jays have made several strategic offseason enhancements and are not stopping there. Reports suggest they are contemplating a high-profile reunion.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">According to Tom Ruminski of The Score, the Blue Jays are considering bringing back two-time World Series champion Max Scherzer for the next season. Ruminski notes, \u201cThe 41-year-old Scherzer is reportedly back on the Blue Jays\u2019 radar after the club made a late run at Framber Valdez before the left-hander agreed to a deal with the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Incorporating Scherzer into their rotation would give the Blue Jays an experienced arm, potentially in his final MLB season. His presence could serve as a catalytic force for the team\u2019s ambitions, providing a blend of skill and veteran leadership to motivate Toronto\u2019s players to push for excellence.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Following reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/mlb\/red-sox-reportedly-add-former-ny-yankees-blue-jays-versatile-infielder-on-6m-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\">the Red Sox signed a versatile infielder formerly with the Blue Jays on a $6M deal<\/a>, Toronto is expected to counter with an announcement potentially featuring Scherzer, alongside other key offseason acquisitions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Max-Scherzer-celebrating-1920x1080.webp.webp\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Max Scherzer celebrating\" class=\"h-auto\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center mt-5 text-[14px] leading-[20px] font-normal\">Max Scherzer #31 of the Toronto Blue Jays acknowledges.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jays\u2019 offseason enhancements<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">With the potential inclusion of Scherzer, the Blue Jays aim to fortify their roster, adding an eighth player that brings wisdom and proficiency to optimize their prospects for a successful 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"MLB Rumors: Blue Jays nearly beat Dodgers to Kyle Tucker before $240M splash\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/mlb\/mlb-rumors-blue-jays-nearly-beat-dodgers-to-kyle-tucker-before-240m-splash\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"article-also-read-embed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-square max-w-[100px] m-[10px] md:m-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kyle-tucker-dodgers-1-200x200.webp.webp\" alt=\"MLB Rumors: Blue Jays nearly beat Dodgers to Kyle Tucker before $240M splash\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary my-[13px] uppercase text-alsoReadSeeAlso bg-alsoReadSeeAlsoBackground alsoReadSeeAlso w-fit\">see also<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-alsoReadEmbedTitle font-primary alsoReadLink\">MLB Rumors: Blue Jays nearly beat Dodgers to Kyle Tucker before $240M splash<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">These are the Blue Jays\u2019 key offseason acquisitions:<\/p>\n<p>Dylan Cease (SP)Kazuma Okamoto (3B\/DH)Cody Ponce (SP)Tyler Rogers (RP)Josh Fleming (LHP)Eloy Jimenez (DH)Chase Lee (RP)<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The Blue Jays are set on a positive trajectory heading into the new season. As they await the commencement of spring training and the World Baseball Classic, anticipation builds for an exciting <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/mlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\">MLB<\/a> regular season starting in March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full mb-[5px] md:mb-[11px] text-articlePollEmbedTitleMobile md:text-articlePollEmbedTitle font-secondary\">SurveyWill the Blue Jays sign Scherzer for the next season?<\/p>\n<p class=\"block md:hidden font-bold mb-[9px] text-articlePollText text-articlePollEmbedTitleMobile md:text-articlePollEmbedTitle font-secondary tracking-normal\">Will the Blue Jays sign Scherzer for the next season?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"leading-none\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/staff\/stovar\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tovar-Santiago.webp.webp\" alt=\"santiago tovar\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-full\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-[14px] leading-[20px] min-h-[72px] md:min-h-[52px] mt-[10px] font-authorSignatureDescription hidden md:block\">Santiago Tovar is a bilingual sports journalist who joined Bolavip US in 2024. With over seven years of experience, he has covered a diverse range of sports, including soccer, NFL, NBA, tennis, and Formula 1. Santiago has provided real-time coverage of major events such as the 2021 Women&#8217;s Copa America, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, and the Davis Cup qualifiers. Before joining Bolavip US, he worked at Kienyke.com and Redmas.com.co, where he developed strategies to highlight key sports moments across websites and social media platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Toronto Blue Jays are gearing up for a promising MLB season after narrowly missing out on a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560511,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2378],"tags":[5,377,2554,381,4,282,70,2553],"class_list":{"0":"post-560666","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-toronto-blue-jays","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-blue-jays","10":"tag-bluejays","11":"tag-max-scherzer","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-toronto","14":"tag-toronto-blue-jays","15":"tag-torontobluejays"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116033036726014920","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}