Nationals ace pitches five-hitter, then immediately joins wife for birth of third child WASHINGTON --Max Scherzerhad somewhere to be after the game. They were very important, pre-scheduled plans, too. So he efficiently dominated with a nine-inning, one-run victory in two hours and 37 minutes...
Turned out something important was happening: Minutes after striking out Corey Dickerson on a 96-mph fastball to end the game, Scherzer was on his way to a hospital to be with his wife Erica for the birth of their third child. Scherzer walked off the mound at ...
The stories of Max Scherzer’s ferocious intensity are legendary around baseball, a competitiveness that already is becoming contagious.
Scherzer tossed in the outfield before Game 6 — a 7-2 win by the Nationals — and even loosened up in the bullpen in the seventh inning Tuesday night. "Max is starting tomorrow," manager Dave Martinez said. "We got him up knowing that if the game is tied or we were up a ...
While the road to recovery for Scherzer remains long, the Blue Jays are hopeful that this latest treatment will help him regain his form. Fans will undoubtedly be eager to see Scherzer back on the mound, but in the meantime, the focus remains on careful rehabilitation and patience. ...
Scherzer’s wife, Erica, was going into labor with their third child. “After the game, we talked a little bit and he was like, ‘I’m having the baby tonight, might as well pitch like that,’” catcher Yan Gomes said following the Nats’ 3-1 victory and first three-game sweep sin...
While the road to recovery for Scherzer remains long, the Blue Jays are hopeful that this latest treatment will help him regain his form. Fans will undoubtedly be eager to see Scherzer back on the mound, but in the meantime, the focus remains on careful rehabilitation and patience. ...