Toronto Blue Jays sign three-time Cy Young winner Scherzer to one-year deal: reports

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TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly signed right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer. 

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TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly signed right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer. 

ESPN and the New York Post say the free agent and Toronto have agreed to a one-year deal worth US$15.5 million. 

Scherzer, 40, spent last season with the Texas Rangers where he posted a 2-4 record with a 3.95 earned-run average and 40 strikeouts, but missed much of the campaign due to injuries. 

Texas Rangers starter Max Scherzer delivers a pitch during a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Seattle on September 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Stephen Brashear
Texas Rangers starter Max Scherzer delivers a pitch during a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Seattle on September 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Stephen Brashear

The six-foot-three product of St. Louis, Mo., is a three-time Cy Young Award winner and a two-time World Series champion, having won with the Rangers in 2023 and the Washington Nationals in 2019. 

His career regular-season record stands at 216-112 with a 3.16 ERA and 3,407 strikeouts. 

The move comes after the Blue Jays signed outfielder Anthony Santander to a $92.5 million, five-year contract on Jan. 21. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 30, 2025.

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