Already dealing with a thumb injury that he said could “blow up fast” and “lead to a lot of other things,” the 40-year-old was placed on the 15-day injured list on Sunday with right thumb inflammation after he left his debut start with the Blue Jays on Saturday with right lat soreness.

In the bullpen before his Blue Jays debut, Max Scherzer felt that something wasn’t right. He gave manager John Schneider a heads-up before the game, asking that they work with him as he tried to pitch through this,