On Friday night, the Toronto Blue Jays will open up a series with the Minnesota Twins (at home) in Canada.
Max Scherzer is expected to take the mound on Sunday.
Max Scherzer On Verge Of Major MLB History
GettyMax Scherzer #31 of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches to the Colorado Rockies during the first inning in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on March 31, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
When Scherzer pitches on Sunday, he will have a chance to make incredible MLB history.
The future Hall of Famer is just five strikeouts away from becoming the 11th pitcher to reach 3,500 for their career.
@Damon98_ of Blue Jays Nation wrote (on April 8): “Blue Jays vs Twins pitching probables:
FRI: Simeon Woods-Richardson vs Patrick Corbin SAT: Joe Ryan vs Eric Lauer SUN: Taj Bradley vs Max Scherzer”
GettyMax Scherzer #31 of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on April 6, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Scherzer is in his second season with the Blue Jays, and he is coming off a year where he helped the franchise reach the 2025 World Series.
In two starts this year, the 41-year-old has gone 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA.
Scherzer’s Legendary MLB Career
GettyStarting pitcher Max Scherzer #31 of the Washington Nationals acknowledges the crowd after recording his 300th strikeout for the year against the Miami Marlins for the second out of the seventh inning at Nationals Park.
Scherzer was the 11th pick in the 2006 MLB Draft.
He spent the first seven years of his career playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers.
After making two All-Star Games in Detroit, Scherzer went on to have a sensational six-and-a-half-year run with the Washington Nationals.
In that span, Scherzer made the All-Star Game six times (and won the 2019 World Series).
GettyMax Scherzer #21 of the New York Mets looks on against the Los Angeles Dodgers during their game at Citi Field in the Queens borough of New York City.
Scherzer then had stops with the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets and Texas Rangers before joining the Blue Jays in 2025.
He was able to win another World Series (with the Rangers) in 2023.
Over 485 games, the three-time Cy Young Award Winner has gone 222-118 with a 3.22 ERA.
Blue Jays Right Now
GettyToronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer (31) pitches during the first inning of Game seven of the 121st World Series between the LA Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
The Blue Jays have gone 5-7 in their first 12 games, which has them as the fourth-place team in the American League East.
They are 5-4 in the nine games they have played at home.
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