The three-time Cy Young award winner has agreed to a one-year, $15.5 million deal with the Blue Jays, The Post’s Jon Heyman reported Thursday. 

Scherzer, <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/01/09/sports/mets-proving-max-scherzers-dreary-offseason-assessment-right/">coming off back surgery heading into 2024</a>, was limited to just nine starts with the Rangers last season after dealing with <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/07/21/sports/max-scherzer-exits-start-early-due-to-arm-fatigue-in-rangers-loss/">multiple injuries involving his throwing arm</a> and a left hamstring stain.

When he was healthy enough to pitch, Scherzer held a 3.95 ERA with 40 strikeouts over 43 ⅓ innings.

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<figcaption>Max Scherzer is heading north of the border to the Blue Jays. <span class="credit">AP</span></figcaption>

Scherzer, who turns 41 in July, is second among active pitchers with 216 career wins — only behind ex-Mets and Tigers teammate Justin Verlander (262).

Toronto is now hoping to improve upon its 74-88 last-place finish in 2024.

One week ago, to bolster their lineup, the Blue Jays <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/sports/anthony-santander-signing-with-blue-jays-for-90m-in-mlb-free-agency/">added slugger Anthony Santander on a five-year, $90 million contract</a> and they’ve been in the mix for Pete Alonso as his free agency lingers.

Max Scherzer has a new home.{ai:summary}<p>Max Scherzer has signed a one-year, $15.5 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. The three-time Cy Young winner, who had back surgery and faced multiple injuries last season, managed a 3.95 ERA in nine starts with the Rangers.</p><p>At 41, Scherzer is second among active pitchers with 216 career wins. The Blue Jays aim to improve on their last-place finish in 2024, recently adding slugger Anthony Santander and pursuing Pete Alonso. #sports</p>

Max Scherzer agrees to one-year, $15.5 million contract with Blue Jays

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