"I Thought Max Scherzer Was Going to Kill Me" - John Schneider Breaks Silence After Fiery Moment with Veteran Pitcher Goes Viral
At 41, Max Scherzer defied recent injuries by striking out Randy Arozarena to end an inning and help the Blue Jays tie the ALCS series 2-2 with an 8-2 win.
- On Oct. 17 in Game 4 at T-Mobile Park, Max Scherzer angrily refused a mound visit from John Schneider with two outs in the fifth inning, then struck out Randy Arozarena to end the inning.
- This year, Scherzer was limited to 17 starts due to assorted aches including thumb inflammation and hadn’t pitched since Sept. 24 while recovering from the injury.
- Despite an early two-walk start, Scherzer finished his outing with five strikeouts in 5.2 innings after yielding a Josh Naylor second-inning home run.
- The result left the ALCS tied 2-2 after Toronto Blue Jays’ 8-2 final score, keeping their World Series hopes alive for the first Toronto appearance since 1993.
- As the series progresses, Blue Jays starters going deeper stress Seattle Mariners bullpen, forcing a must-win on Friday to avoid two games in Toronto.
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Blue Jays' Max Scherzer refuses to leave mound in heated exchange with manager in Game 4 win
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer was not going to leave the game.Scherzer, 41, let manager John Schneider have it when his skipper came to the mound to take him out of the game during the fifth inning of the team’s 8-2 win over the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 of the ALCS on Thursday night at T-Mobile Park. Scherzer, nicknamed "Mad Max" for his intensity during his starts, made his first start of the postseason on Thursday after bei…
Blue Jays won but the internet is obsessed with Max Scherzer's 'Canadian heritage moment'
U.S. media, fans and the internet just can’t get enough of one of the most defining moments from the game after the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners last night. “ HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE ,” said the Canadian baseball team on X when describing the exchange between firebrand Jays pitcher Max Scherzer and the team manager John Schneider at T-Mobile Park in Washington. Max Scherzer asked very nicely to stay in the game. pic.twitter.com/cwKK…
"I thought Max Scherzer was going to kill me" - John Schneider breaks silence after fiery moment with veteran pitcher goes viral
The Toronto Blue Jays have registered consecutive wins against the Seattle Mariners in the American League Championship Series to fight back from 2-0 down to tie the series at 2-2.
After a difficult season, it was good old Max Scherzer who presented himself in potentially his last departure from his career.
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