Blue Jays, Max Scherzer and World Series
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A familiar face to Game 7 this year was on the mound for the Nationals at Minute Maid Park. Max Scherzer started for Washington and pitched five innings. Washington got three runs in the seventh, and tacked on an insurance run in the eighth and two in the ninth.
It was great.” Those were the words of Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider speaking of his mound visit with Max Scherzer in the fifth inning Thursday night. Let’s take some time to talk about a viral moment that will go down in Blue Jays’ lore—and baseball playoff history.
After helping the Blue Jays even the ALCS with his first postseason win in six years Max Scherzer was not ready to discuss retiring.
It's fair to call Max Scherzer a winning player. Besides his 221 regular-season victories, he has finished just three of his 18 MLB seasons on a team with a sub-.500 record. He has also reached the playoffs with six of those seven franchises,
Not Scherzer, though. The 41-year-old Toronto Blue Jays starter has maintained some of his old-school ways while still adapting to younger, stronger hitters since making his big league debut in 2008.
The 2025 World Series is officially in the books, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are once again champions after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in seven thrilling
The Los Angeles Dodgers are already looking ahead to 2026 with hopes of winning a third consecutive World Series