Jesus Sanchez brought the Max Scherzer out of Max Scherzer on Wednesday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays righty Scherzer drew the start against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. In the fourth inning at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., the Rays had a 2-1 lead and were threatening for more with the bases loaded and one out.
Scherzer seemingly secured a big second out by inducing an easy pop fly by Richie Palacios to shallow left field. But the Blue Jays left fielder Sanchez completely misplayed the ball, overrunning it and letting the ball bounce away from him.
That allowed two runners to score for Tampa Bay. Scherzer, meanwhile, was absolutely enraged and let out a loud ‘F–k!” after Sanchez flubbed the play. Here is the video.
Jesús Sánchez missed a fly ball and handed the Rays two runs. Max Scherzer was LIVID.pic.twitter.com/WUyzQL5o03
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) August 19, 2026
Sanchez’s misplay opened the door for the Rays to score three more times in the half-inning to take a 7-1 lead. While the Blue Jays mounted a valiant late comeback, the fourth-inning disaster proved too much for them to overcome, and they lost to the Rays by a final score of 7-6.
If Sanchez had tracked down that ball, there would have two outs and likely no run scored since the ball was not hit deep enough for a tag-up situation. Instead though, Sanchez helped the Rays score five crucial runs in the inning to win an eventual one-run game.
Now 42 years old, the three-time Cy Young winner Scherzer has had plenty of bizarre outbursts on the mound over the years. But Scherzer’s latest one on Wednesday was completely justified after Sanchez hung him out to dry.
