MLB.COM, the official website of Major League Baseball (MLB), said on the 31st (Korea time) that Scherzer agreed to a one-year contract worth $15.5 million (22.4 billion won) with the Toronto Blue Jays. Scherzer was released as a free agent after the end of last season and was looking for a new team. He was given Toronto's "courtesy" in which he needed to reinforce his starting lineup, although he could not immediately confirm his future, perhaps due to only nine appearances (2-4, 3.95 ERA) of the season due to health problems.

Toronto had a hard time reinforcing its power this winter. MLB.COM also said, "We had a lot of difficulties in recruiting Juan Soto (New York Mets), Corbin Burns (Arizoda Diamondbacks), and Sasaki Rocky (LA Dodgers)." However, it quickly secured replacement resources by signing a five-year, total of $92.5 million (134 billion won) contract with slugger Anthony Santander on the 21st, and even scherzer.

Scherzer's joining has strengthened the starting rotation. MLB.COM said Scherzer, Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassett and Jose Berrios are four veterans who pitched 7,109 innings for a total of 48 seasons. As the league's representative "Inning Eater" gathered in one place, expectations for his performance in this season grew.안전놀이터

Scherzer posted 216 wins, 112 losses and an earned run average of 3.16. He also won the American League and the National League Cy Young Award during the 2013 and 2016-17 seasons. He boasts an impressive personal career, including eight All-Star selection and two World Series titles. He is one of the three active pitchers with 200 individual wins along with Justin Verlander (262 wins) and Clayton Kershaw (212 wins), and it remains to be seen whether he can achieve a successful conclusion in Toronto.