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Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer hits injured list amid miserable start to season
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The 41-year-old future Hall of Famer is off to a miserable start to the 2026 season, and it does not appear that he will be able to have a chance to turn things around for a while. On Monday, the Toronto Blue Jays placed Max Scherzer on the 15-day IL with right forearm tendinitis and left ankle inflammation. The Jays recalled RHP Chase Lee from Triple-A, and he will be active for Monday night's game against the Boston Red Sox .
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In Scherzer's last start, he allowed seven runs off three homers in just 2.1 innings to the Cleveland Guardians . On April 12, he allowed eight runs off two homers in 2.1 innings. Scherzer now has 3,499 strikeouts for his career .
Scherzer owns a 9.64 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, and has only 10 strikeouts in 18.2 innings this season. This is not something we are used to seeing, but Scherzer just does not have the stuff, nor does he pose as a threat to many hitters out there, especially the veteran ones. In his last 103 innings, Mad Max has allowed 69 runs. In 2013, Scherzer allowed 69 runs all season in 214 innings. At 41 years of age, the end is nearing for one of the best pitchers of the last generation.
The Blue Jays are dealing with a ton of injuries to the starting rotation. It's making the Dylan Cease signing look like they struck gold. Cody Ponce is out for a very long time, Trey Yesavage and Jose Berrios haven't debuted yet in 2026, and now Scherzer lands on the IL. The team signed Patrick Corbin , and he has pitched very well in four games. However, Eric Lauer is struggling, and Jeff Hoffman is as well. Cease, Kevin Gausman , and relievers Louis Varland , Tyler Rogers , and Braydon Fisher are carrying the pitching staff right now.
First pitch for the Red Sox and Blue Jays contest is at 7:07 ET.
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