Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer threw 40 pitches of live batting practice Tuesday and could pitch in a minor league game this weekend, manager John Schneider said.

Blue Jays Send Positive Max Scherzer Injury Update Before Phillies Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. When the Toronto Blue Jays signed future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer to a one-year, $15.5 million deal despite his lengthy recent injury history, the hope was that the 3x Cy Young had some more gas left in the tank.

The Toronto Blue Jays haven't played the baseball they've been looking to play throughout the year, an issue as they look to make the postseason after making a few impressive offseason moves. Sitting in third place in the American League East at 26-28,