Max Scherzer managed just 45 pitches before being pulled from his first start with the Toronto Blue Jays, and now the veteran right-hander is set for a stint on the injured list.

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The Toronto Blue Jays are placing star pitcher Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his right thumb. "Hopefully this kind of resets him and knocks it out," manager John Schneider told reporters regarding Scherzer's persistent thumb issues. "We obviously need him. Elite pitcher, and we want him to feel his best."

Max Scherzer seemed to have an issue with his thumb, which prompted Blue Jays manager John Schneider to pull the three-time Cy Young Award winner from a game in the third inning.

Max Scherzer's debut with the Toronto Blue Jays was one to forget Saturday. The future Hall of Famer surrendered two solo home runs in three innings against the Baltimore Orioles before being removed with what the team called right lat soreness.

Scherzer was scratched from Game 6 of the 2021 NLDS with the Los Angeles Dodgers due to arm soreness, and he had surgery on a herniated disc after the 2023 campaign with the Texas Rangers. The former New York Mets starter also dealt with thumb and nerve issues at that time.