While he had a productive Spring Training, surrendering just two earned runs in 13 innings of work, Scherzer was plagued by a right thumb injury that impacted the entirety of his

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer receives a positive injury update but his return still not yet certain.

Max Scherzer threw 27 pitches off the mound Friday and Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider said it was a step in the right direction as the right-hander recovers from a troublesome thumb.