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The first pitch of the biggest game in Toronto Blue Jays history, live on FOX, will be thrown out by future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer.
The 41-year-old signed a one-year contract with the Jays before the season for what may or may not have been intended to be a farewell tour. Suddenly, it became much more than that.
What could have started as a final season to figure it all out turned into one of the biggest debuts of Scherzer’s career.
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer throws during the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the 2025 World Series at Dodger Stadium. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
Scherzer has nothing more to accomplish. He won the Cy Young Award three times with two World Series titles, a 3.22 lifetime ERA and 3,489 strikeouts. He will undoubtedly visit Cooperstown in his first election year.
But none of that will be a thought for Scherzer, or any Blue Jays fan, at 8:08 p.m. ET.
This will be Scherzer’s 28th postseason start – his sixth in the winner, his sixth in the Fall Classic and his second in Game 7 of a World Series (also in 2019 with the winning Washington Nationals).
Scherzer will soon become just the fourth pitcher in MLB history, along with Bob Gibson (1964, ’67, ’68), Lew Burdette and Don Larsen (both 1957 and ’58), to pitch multiple game-winning Fall Classic Game 7s.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer reacts to a strikeout against the Seattle Mariners during the fifth inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series in Seattle, Washington, October 16, 2025. (David J. Phillip/AP Photo)
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It’s safe to say that Saturday’s outing will only be comparable to the one against the Houston Astros six years ago. That game, he gave the Nats five two-run innings, relying on late homers from Anthony Rendon, Howie Kendrick and Juan Soto, as well as Patrick Corbin and Daniel Hudson out of the bullpen to preserve the victory.
This outing took place in a hostile environment in Houston. On Saturday, he will pitch in front of the Blue Jays’ home crowd, hungry for their first title since 1993.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer looks into his dugout during the sixth inning of Game 4 of the American Baseball League Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners in Seattle, Washington, October 16, 2025. (Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo)
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Scherzer has not yet announced his intentions for the future. But if Saturday goes as a Hollywood screenwriter would like (ironically, he’ll face his former Los Angeles Dodgers), no one could blame him for riding into the sunset on such a high note.
In all likelihood, Scherzer’s Hall of Fame plaque will show him in a Nationals cap, as that’s where he spent most of his 18-year career. But if all goes as he hopes, he will remain a Toronto hero forever, even if for a short term.
