Max Scherzer’s All-Star break looked less like a midseason grind and more like a classic Ontario getaway.
While some Toronto Blue Jays were spending the pause in Philadelphia, Scherzer and his family kept things close to home, heading to Muskoka for the five-day break before the second half of the season.
His wife, Erica, posted photos from the trip on social media, including what appeared to be a cottage near Port Carling, Ont. One image showed her on a dock with a coffee in a Muskoka-themed mug, while two of the Scherzers’ four children played on a water trampoline in the lake.
For a Toronto audience, the setting probably needs no explanation. The cottage is the move, and in Scherzer’s case, it doubled as a place to keep working through his injury rehab.
The 41-year-old has spent time in and out of the Blue Jays’ rotation this season while dealing with a back injury and right forearm tendonitis, which kept him off the mound for the last month.
He’s still expected back soon. Scherzer has already made two rehab starts with Toronto minor-league affiliates in Buffalo and Vancouver, and he’s slated for one more Triple-A outing before possibly rejoining the Blue Jays’ rotation by the end of July.
When he does return, there’s a number waiting for him.
Scherzer is currently 11th on MLB’s all-time strikeout list among pitchers, and six more strikeouts would move him past Walter Johnson and into the top 10.
Whenever that moment comes, Blue Jays fans won’t want to miss it.
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