Max Scherzer was in the building to watch the Washington Capitals shut out the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
The 41-year-old former ace pitcher for the Washington Nationals sat next to Blue Jays teammate George Springer in one of Scotiabank Arena\u2019s suites. Scherzer had indicated to the Toronto Sun that he wanted to attend the matchup last month<\/a>, which could have been Alex Ovechkin<\/a>\u2018s final game in Toronto.<\/p>\n \u201cI looked at the schedule, and there is one (Leafs game) I\u2019m really circling here,\u201d Scherzer also told The Leafs Nation in March<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s when the Capitals come into town. I want to find a way to get to that. I want to see Ovechkin one more time. I want to come out there and see him.\u201d<\/p>\n Scherzer was able to attend the game, as the Blue Jays hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers in a day game at Rogers Centre, just five minutes from the arena. The 3-time Cy Young Award winner is also currently dealing with some injury issues, as he left a start early against the Dodgers on Monday, throwing just 36 pitches in two innings.<\/p>\n According to the team<\/a>, Scherzer is suffering from right forearm tendinitis, although he has been cleared to start against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday<\/a>. He had started the season in near prime form, throwing six innings of four-hit, one-run baseball in a 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on March 31.<\/p>\n Scherzer wanting to see Ovechkin play for the Capitals is no surprise, as the two future Hall of Famers and DC sports legends formed a bond after they helped deliver back-to-back championships to the area in 2018 and 2019. Scherzer and fellow Nats legend Ryan Zimmerman notably got decked out in Caps gear to help pump up the Capital One Arena crowd before Game 4 of the 2018 Stanley Cup Final<\/a>.<\/p>\n