"While the future hall-of-famer sat with the media, compartmentalizing on one of the biggest heatbreakers in his career, he delivered the definition of a mic drop. "I just don't see how that's the last pitch I've ever thrown." Scherzer, aged 41, emptied the tank for the 2025 Blue Jays this postseason, and no moment captured that more than his Game 7 masterpiece. He allowed just one run on four hits and a walk while striking out three over 4.1 strong innings."
"When skipper John Schneider finally came to get him, reliever Louis Varland took over, promptly giving up a single to Shohei Ohtani. This time, Mad Max didn't preform his charade of screaming while being pulled. Instead, he accepted that his time in Game 7 had come to an end despite throwing 54 pitches while maintaining velocity. After all, this is not his first time in a winner-take-all, he's well aware that the leashes are often short."
Max Scherzer, 41, delivered a dominant Game 7 start for the 2025 Blue Jays, allowing one run on four hits with a walk and three strikeouts across 4.1 innings. He threw 54 pitches while maintaining velocity and exited with a 3-1 lead as Louis Varland relieved and immediately allowed a Shohei Ohtani single. Scherzer acknowledged the end of his Game 7 outing but said he could not imagine that being his last pitch. He signed a one-year, $15.5 million deal with Toronto after winning three Cy Young Awards and earning eight All-Star selections. He missed time this season with a lingering thumb injury and endured uneven stretches before delivering postseason success, leaving his future with the Blue Jays uncertain.
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