Veteran right-hander Max Scherzer receives cortisone shot to troublesome right thumb
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Seems Max Scherzer is going to give it his best shot in his bid to return to the mound for the Blue Jays.
Some would call it a long shot, but the veteran righty, whose debut lasted all of three innings, was given a cortisone shot in his right thumb, the source of his discomfort and angst.
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The hope is that it will calm the inflammation and reduce the pain.
Only time will tell if this will lead to any turnaround for a 40-year-old who visited with a hand specialist Monday in Pennsylvania before returning to Toronto where he watched the series opener versus the Washington Nationals, one of Scherzer’s former teams.
The Jays say they’ll keep evaluating Scherzer, but added there’s no timeline when the uber competitive pitcher known as Mad Max will resume throwing.
Medically, Scherzer revealed the cortisone shot was administered in the MCP joint where the thumb connects to the hand.
Initially, he left Saturday’s start against the Baltimore Orioles with what the team described as right lat soreness.
The following day the Jays placed Scherzer on the 15-day injured list.
He is pining to play catch Friday in New York where the Jays are scheduled to help usher in the Mets’ home opener, weather permitting.
The Jays, during their stay in Big Apple, will get their first look at Juan Soto in a Mets uniform.
Soto and Scherzer were teammates in Washington when the Nats won World Series in 2019.
In the hours leading up to first pitch Tuesday, Scherzer informed the media he has responded well when cortisone shots were prescribed.
“Have had plenty of these shots over the career,” he said.
He’s day to day, which is to be expected, with the next steps to be determined, which is also expected because so much will depend on how Scherzer feels.
In other news, which is a stretch to call it news, the Jays traded righty reliever Nick Robertson to the Houston Astros.
Not to be confused with his hockey namesake, baseball’s Nick Robertson, 26, was DFAed by the club last month.
In return, the Jays received righty Edinson Batista.
— Zicarelli
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