Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer’s return plans derailed by alarming injury twist.
Max Scherzer now has an unknown recovery timetable after suffering a significant setback.
Texas Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer has yet to appear in a game this season, and now he may have to wait even longer than initially expected. The eight-time All-Star has been out rehabbing from his December back surgery, but a new setback in his recovery will leave the Rangers’ pitching staff thin for a while.
Scherzer may have a nerve issue extending from his right thumb up to his triceps, via Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News.
“Scherzer, 39, had made quick, steady progress from December back surgery that allowed him to get to a rehab assignment on April 24,” Grant said. “He pitched 2.1 innings for Triple-A Round Rock. The Rangers were initially optimistic he could make one more start after that and return to the roster sometime during the current road trip. But the thumb began aching shortly thereafter.”
When will Texas finally get him back in the rotation? Will they be able to continue treading water without him until then?
The Rangers will probably have to be without their core pitchers for the foreseeable future.
After hurting the thumb, Scherzer got the surprise diagnosis from Dallas doctors, via Manny Randhawa of MLB.com.
“I went back to Dallas to see the doctors,” Scherzer said. “All my strength is there, it’s testing out. Now we’re thinking this is a nerve issue. It’s the thumb, the forearm and the triceps.”
