Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer to receive cortisone injection to help manage right thumb

Injured right-hander Max Scherzer is due to receive yet another cortisone injection in his pitching arm, the Toronto Blue Jays announced Monday. Scherzer, who had a cortisone shot injected last Thursday to address his right forearm tendinitis, will soon receive another one — but this time in his right thumb.

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