Toronto Blue Jays right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer recently received a second cortisone shot in his ailing right thumb, manager John Schneider told reporters Friday.

Scherzer, 40, signed a one-year, $15.5 million deal to join the Blue Jays over the offseason. He battled injuries through his 2024 campaign with the Texas Rangers, making nine starts on the year as he recovered from an offseason back surgery, worked through the thumb issue and then a shoulder injury upon his return to the mound.

Blue Jays right fielder Addison Barger matched a team record with three outfield assists Friday and uncorked the hardest throw on an outfield assist in the majors this season.

It's almost unheard of for an outfielder to have the night Addison Barger did on Friday. The Blue Jays right fielder showed off his cannon of a right arm in a way no Toronto player has since 1979. Barger finished with three outfield assists,