12 h. ago Paul Skenes highlights MLB opening day starter list as youngest since 2014

Pittsburgh right-hander Paul Skenes, the reigning National League Rookie of the Year award winner, will be the youngest pitcher in 11 years to start a season opener when he takes the mound for the Pirates next week. Skenes will be 22 years and 302 days old on March 27 when Pittsburgh plays at Miami. Jose […]

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14 h. ago New Toronto Blue Jays star already battling injury and it could derail season

The season hasn't even started for the Toronto Blue Jays, and they might already have an injury cloud that could hang over them for the entire season.Starting pitcher Max Scherzer — one of the team's biggest offseason acquisitions — has been dealing with an injury to his right pitching hand throughout spring training.At age 40, the three-time Cy Young winner has dealt with the same issue over the past few years."My thumb hurts. It hurts to grip the ball. The critical thing I've learned over the years here is that your thumb is absolutely critical to your arm health. Unfortunately, this is what I've been dealing with since 2023," Scherzer told reporters Monday, as per MLB.com's Keegan Matheson.Scherzer was limited to nine starts in 2024 while playing for the Texas Rangers, after making 27 starts the year prior splitting time between Texas and the New York Mets.He last threw upwards of 175 innings in 2021, where he was named to the All-Star game for the eighth and most rec...

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36 h. ago Max Scherzer’s start to season in jeopardy in latest setback for veteran Blue Jays pitcher

'The more critical thing here is what I've learned over the years here is that your thumb is absolutely critical to your arm health.'

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43 h. ago Angry birds? After 2024 disaster, veteran Blue Jays starters are fuelled for redemption

DUNEDIN, Fla. — They are two guys who took the Blue Jays money — willingly — and hitched themselves to a team each believed was headed to big things. And now, both Chris Bassitt and Kevin Gausman are motivated to be key players in the Toronto redemption tour as they inch towards a season with […]

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5 d. ago Thumbs up: MRI reveals no damage to Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer

DUNEDIN, Fla. – Thumbs up to what had the potential to be the biggest injury scare early in Blue Jays spring training. After an MRI to evaluate a wonky right thumb, Max Scherzer was cleared to return to work. “Everything came back normal,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “He played catch (the last two […]

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7 d. ago Thumb issue will delay next appearance for Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer

DUNEDIN, Fla. — After some dominant performances through his first three spring training starts as a Blue Jay, Max Scherzer has hit what the team hopes is merely a minor bump in the road. Manager John Schneider said that the 40-year-old veteran will miss his next scheduled start on Thursday due to what the team […]

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1 week ago Whitecaps 2, Montreal 0: Vancouver writes itself into the history books

In 15 seasons, the Whitecaps have never had a season start like this. And their success is down to their backups aligning with their stars

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2 w. ago Whitecaps 2, L.A. Galaxy 1: Sam Adekugbe heartbreak and a late Brian White winner

The Vancouver Whitecaps' star left back left the game after 32 minutes with a leg injury, cutting short the best start to a season in his career.

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2 w. ago Intense pollen season to begin in southwest B.C. this weekend, expert warns

Colder temperatures have delayed the start of pollen season in southwestern B.C., which can start as soon as late January

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3 w. ago Scherzer strikes out four over two innings as Blue Jays top Cardinals 3

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Max Scherzer had a solid spring training debut for Toronto as the Blue Jays defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Tuesday. Scherzer started the game and struck out four of the six batters he faced. He gave up the Cardinals’ opening run in the first inning after surrendering a triple to […]

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3 w. ago What are the Blue Jays getting in Max Scherzer? A guy who will kick, scratch and claw his way to the top

The stories of Max Scherzer’s ferocious intensity are legendary around baseball, a competitiveness that already is becoming contagious around the team he’ll soon begin to pitch for in his 18th Major League Baseball season. The signs of the Scherzer influence apparently are being felt far and wide in Blue Jays camp, the first in-game glimpse […]

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3 w. ago SCRATCH, KICK, CLAW: Here’s what the Blue Jays getting in Max Scherzer

The stories of Max Scherzer’s ferocious intensity are legendary around baseball, a competitiveness that already is becoming contagious around the team he’ll soon begin to pitch for in his 18th Major League Baseball season. The signs of the Scherzer influence apparently are being felt far and wide in Blue Jays camp, the first in-game glimpse […]

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3 w. ago Canucks: For improving Arturs Silovs, the waiting is (sort of) the hardest part

Silovs had a dreadful start to this NHL season and a superlative 30-save performance Sunday in a 2-1, shot-staved loss at Salt Lake City.

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