Texas Rangers right handed starter Max Scherzer was forced to leave Tuesday night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth inning due to a right triceps spasm and is set to undergo an MRI today.
Scherzer (13-6) felt discomfort on his first pitch to Blue Jays hitter Bo Bichette, prompting Rangers manager Bruce Bochy and a trainer to head to the mound, and following a brief discussion, a frustrated-looking Scherzer walked off the field and exited the game.
Scherzer was replaced by right-hander Jose Leclerc.
“When I threw that first curveball to Bichette, it just felt like a charley horse,” Scherzer said (h/t ESPN). “When I got on the mound and was trying to go through my motion, I could just tell it didn’t release,” Scherzer added. “I could feel I just wasn’t going to be able to throw another baseball.”
“We did not want him to pitch through it,” Bochy said. “We were not going to take any chances there. It’s too bad, because he really had good stuff.”
Scherzer’s status will be closely monitored by MLB journalists and fans alike all throughout Wednesday.
