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Max Scherzer

Even Max Scherzer’s celebratory goggles have different color eyes

Max Scherzer is all about consistency, even when it comes to his celebratory goggles. Scherzer has a condition called heterochromia iridum that leads to two different colored irises in his eyes: his right is blue and his left is brown. When the …

Max Scherzer

Nationals brought in Max Scherzer as pinch runner in tied game

Max Scherzer is taking things slowly after recently returning from the injured list, but he apparently felt well enough to pinch run on Friday. With their game against the Miami Marlins tied at 4-4 in the seventh inning, the Washington Nationals …

Yu Darvish

5 MLB pitchers who need to step up down the stretch

It’s do-or-die time for a number of Major League Baseball contenders. Pennant races are tight, particularly the wild card races, though there are some division battles that remain well worth watching too. It’s to the point of the season …

Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer admits he still has concerns over back injury

Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer returned to the mound for the first time since July 25 on Thursday night, but he knows he still has to monitor his back injury. After getting through four innings of work against the Pittsburgh Pirates …

Max Scherzer

Nationals delay Max Scherzer’s return to build up endurance

Max Scherzer sounds healthy, but the Washington Nationals will still hold him back a little bit longer as he recovers from a back issue. Manager Dave Martinez announced Friday that Scherzer will not start this weekend and will instead throw another …

Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer ‘ready to go’ following back issue

Max Scherzer is extremely ready to get back in action after a lengthy absence from the mound. Scherzer, who last pitched on Jul. 25 and has only taken the mound once since Jul. 6, said Wednesday he has no need to throw another side session and is …

Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer may throw bullpen session Saturday

The Washington Nationals are finally getting some good news about ace right-hander Max Scherzer. According to manager Dave Martinez, Scherzer threw off flat ground on Friday, and provided there are no setbacks between now and Saturday, he could throw …

Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer does not appear close to return to mound

The Washington Nationals are continuing to make a run at the postseason without their best pitcher, and it looks like that might continue for at least a little while longer. Manager Dave Martinez admitted Wednesday that Scherzer, who has a muscle …

Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer ‘very doubtful’ to make next scheduled start

The Washington Nationals cannot get Max Scherzer healthy. The ace right-hander, whose back tightened up in his first start after returning from the injured list, did not throw his bullpen session on Sunday as scheduled. According to Nationals manager …

Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer unsure of next start after back flares up again

Max Scherzer just can’t shake the back injury that has bothered him for the better part of the last month. Scherzer woke up sore a day after making his first start in roughly three weeks, and an MRI revealed a mild strain of the rhomboid …

Max Scherzer

Nationals place Max Scherzer on IL with back strain

Max Scherzer’s minor back issue just keeps lingering, and now it’s landed the ace on the injured list. The Washington Nationals placed Scherzer on the 10-day IL Saturday with a mid-back strain. The move is retroactive to July 10, meaning …

Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer to miss scheduled start due to back tightness

The back tightness that cost Max Scherzer a trip to the All-Star game has crept into the second half of his regular season. Scherzer will not make his scheduled start Sunday due to the back issue, but an MRI came back clean, according to manager Dave …

Max Scherzer

Watch: Max Scherzer hilariously tries to celebrate walk-off in 8th inning

Max Scherzer is known as an emotional player, and he got so fired up Sunday that he lost sight of what inning it was. Washington’s Anthony Rendon doubled home Adam Eaton in the bottom of the eighth to break a 2-2 tie with the Kansas City …

Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer blames back tightness for All-Star game withdrawl

Max Scherzer may be the best pitcher in baseball right now, but unfortunately, we won’t be seeing him on the mound in Cleveland for the All-Star game. The Washington Nationals’ ace would have been eligible to take part in the game as he …

Max Scherzer pitches with black eye after breaking nose day before

Max Scherzer won’t even let a broken nose keep him from taking the mound. The three-time Cy Young Award winner made his scheduled start on Wednesday despite breaking his nose the day before. Scherzer was practicing bunting during the Washington …

Max Scherzer suffers broken nose after being hit in face during bunting drill

Max Scherzer suffered a broken nose after being hit in the face during a bunting drill on Tuesday. The Washington Nationals ace was in the cage during batting practice before the team’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. He squared to bunt …

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