Scherzer (thumb) is hoping to begin playing catch early next week, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports. The veteran right-hander received another cortisone injection in his troublesome thumb this week,

Toronto Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer received a second cortisone shot to address a thumb injury that he suffered in his season debut, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). Blue Jays manager John Schneider revealed that Scherzer's injection was in a different part of his thumb than the first shot and he's expected to join the team in Houston "next week,