The Toronto Blue Jays got their first look at new pitching acquisition Max Scherzer in their Spring Training game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.
The three-time Cy Young winner and eight-time All-Star joined the Blue Jays on a one-year deal late in the off-season worth $15.5 million.
Scherzer's day started off rough, as Victor Scott connected on an inside fastball and sent the ball deep to centrefield. Joey Loperfido was injured trying to make the catch, and the ball dropped for a leadoff triple.followed by sending a flyball to right field on a full count for a sacrifice fly, but Scherzer locked in after that. The veteran of 17 MLB seasons was slowed by a back injury a year ago, when he pitched to a 3.95 earned-run average in only nine starts.
"I'm right where I need to be," Scherzer said."I'll be out here in a live soon and then games after that. As of right now, I've had a great off-season and I'm looking forward to getting back out there." said he joined the team with aspirations to compete for a third title to add to his decorated career.
“I’m not just playing to play. I’m playing to win,” Scherzer said earlier in February. “I really feel like Toronto offered that.”
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