Blue Jays’ Scherzer says sore right thumb feeling better after cortisone injection

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer said Tuesday he hopes to be able to play catch in the next few days following a cortisone injection to treat his sore right thumb. The three-time Cy Young award winner visited a hand specialist in the United States on Monday and received the injection before returning to Toronto, … Read more

Scherzer day to day after cortisone injection

TORONTO – The pain of a cortisone injection to his ailing thumb isn’t what has Max Scherzer hurting. “It doesn’t feel good,” he said of the injection, “but you’ll take any pain to get out there. The pain’s not the problem. The pain is not being able to pitch and be out there. That’s what … Read more