Rangers Star Pitcher Suffers Minor Injury Setback

Texas Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer is hoping to return soon, but he suffered a minor injury setback in his latest rehab start.

Max Scherzer Injury Update

Max Scherzer was reportedly scheduled to make his second rehab start on Tuesday. The three-time Cy Young winner has been working hard to return but was scratched from his scheduled start with a sore right thumb, an injury he suffered in his first rehab start last Wednesday. Now, Scherzer’s second rehab start is being pushed back by at least a few days. Rangers general manager Chris Young provided a Max Scherzer injury update on Tuesday, via Bally Sports Southwest.

“I trust Max, I wouldn’t even describe this as being a bump in the road more than just the normal build up,” Young said. “He’s done so much so quickly to try to put himself in position to get back. At some point we thought there would be a little soreness… that would maybe limit his recovery. So we just want to make sure when he takes the mound he’s 100 percent recovered. This is perfectly normal for this time of year.”

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy later described it as a “minor setback” and said the Rangers are not going to push Scherzer. Bochy did not appear to be especially worried or concerned.