{"id":259032,"date":"2025-11-03T15:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/259032\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:21:12","slug":"blue-jays-future-hall-of-famer-announces-retirement-decision-after-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/259032\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays\u2019 Future Hall Of Famer Announces Retirement Decision After World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 30: Max Scherzer #31 of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on during a workout day ahead of game six of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Centre on October 30, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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The Toronto Blue Jays suffered a heartbreaking World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a Game 7, which ended their year in extra innings after a postseason full of comebacks and dramatic moments.<\/p>\n

In the immediate aftermath of the game, Blue Jays players were left to reflect on what they could take away from a marathon campaign that ultimately ended in futility. But one lock for the Baseball Hall of Fame also had a major career decision to make.<\/p>\n

After joining the Blue Jays on a one-year deal, Max Scherzer struggled with some injuries before emerging as a key rotational piece in the playoffs. At age 41 and without a deal for next year in place, it has been an open question as to whether he would look to continue his career moving forward.<\/p>\n

But immediately following the Blue Jays loss, Scherzer announced that he\u2019s already made his decision and has no plans to retire this winter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing I can say is it\u2019s going to take some time to give a full answer to that but there is no way that was my last pitch,\u201d Scherzer said after appearing on the mound in Game 7, according to ESPN\u2019s Jesse Rogers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The three-time Cy Young Award winner didn\u2019t look like his old self this year, as he posted a harsh 5.19 ERA across 17 starts during the regular season. But he seemed to unlock something when the postseason began, and he contributed with a 3.18 ERA in the American League Championship Series and a 4.15 ERA across two starts in the World Series.<\/p>\n

Scherzer clearly relished the chance to pitch some meaningful innings in October and it seems likely that he will return on a short-term contract with a contender next season, possibly in a return to the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n

\u201cPitching is always in demand, so, if Scherzer does want to pitch in 2026, a team will surely offer him a contract, likely a contender,\u201d Mike Axisa wrote for CBS Sports<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s still a viable mid-to-back-end starter and he\u2019s also a great clubhouse presence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scherzer played on a $15 million contract with the Blue Jays this past season, but that might be a bit much to pay for his services next year. However, even with the Hall of Fame calling, the legendary hurler seems set to continue his career with a seven-figure contract somewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 30: Max Scherzer #31 of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on during a workout…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259033,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82,24418],"class_list":{"0":"post-259032","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-world-series"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}