Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer dealing with 'multiple blisters' in addition to oblique injury
Despite being without four-time All-Star starting pitcher Jacob deGrom all season thus far , the New York Mets haven't missed a beat, racing out to a 25-14 start this spring. They lead the NL East over the second-place Philadelphia Phillies by a whopping six games already.
The Mets may soon lose their co-ace, fellow multi-Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer, as well. The major offseason acquisition is dealing with multiple injuries. Scherzer removed himself from his start Wednesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals due to left side discomfort, and while the team is still awaiting results from his Thursday morning MRI, the early indications and rumors don't sound promising.
Scherzer has been one of the more durable starters in the league since breaking in during the 2008 MLB season. He ranks third among active pitchers in innings pitched at 2,586 1/3. The only season since 2009 in which he didn't record at least 30 starts, aside from the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, was 2019, when he made 27 starts.
The eight-time All-Star has led the league in WHIP five times, wins four times, complete games and strikeouts three times apiece, and innings pitched twice. Scherzer is 5-1 with a 2.54 ERA and 0.95 WHIP through 49 2/3 innings pitched covering eight starts in 2022.
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