The ALCS matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners is already loaded with narratives, with one franchise seeking to get again to the World Sequence for the primary time in 30 years whereas the opposite is searching for to get there for the primary time ever. Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer is about to make MLB postseason historical past when he begins Sport 4 on Tuesday (8:30 PM EST, airing on TBS).
Scherzer will probably be simply the fifth participant to look in a postseason sport with six totally different franchises when he takes the mound for Toronto. The veteran pitcher would be the first to begin a postseason sport for six totally different groups.
Max Scherzer’s postseason monitor file
The 41-year-old’s first style of the postseason got here in 2011 with the Detroit Tigers, when the AL Central champions reached the ALCS earlier than dropping to the Texas Rangers. Scherzer would assist lead Detroit to the postseason every year from 2011-14.
Scherzer would then assist lead the Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets and the Rangers to the postseason throughout his tenures with every workforce.
Scherzer has made 30 appearances, together with 25 begins, within the postseason throughout his profession. He is 7-8 with a 3.78 ERA over 143.0 IP in these outings, putting out 171 and strolling 56.
Max Scherzer’s unique firm
David Wells, Josh Donaldson, Kenny Lofton and Fernando Rodney additionally appeared within the postseason with six totally different groups. The group has three World Sequence rings (Wells gained in 1992 with Toronto and 1998 with the Yankees; Rodney gained in 2019 with Washington).
Wells, a fellow right-hander, is the one beginning pitcher among the many group, however he was used out of the bullpen by Toronto throughout its postseason runs in 1989, 1991 and 1992. Wells would go on to begin within the postseason for Cincinnati, Baltimore, New York and Boston earlier than his profession would finish.
Scherzer, who has gained the World Sequence with the 2019 Nationals and 2023 Rangers, will begin for his sixth workforce when he takes the mound on Tuesday.
Eight pitchers have began a World Sequence sport for 3 totally different groups, however Scherzer might turn into the primary to begin for 4 groups if Toronto advances and the veteran arm is stored within the rotation.
