Will Max Scherzer retire after the World Series? Mad Max weighs in after the 7th game

The Toronto Blue Jays they failed to win their first World Series championship since 1993. dropping Game 7, 5-4 in 11 inningsLos Angeles to the Dodgers at Rogers Center on Saturday night.

Los Angeles came back for a memorable victory, with Miguel Rojas hitting a run-scoring homer in the ninth and Will Smith hitting a solo shot in the 11th. Yoshinobu Yamamoto took home World Series MVP honors after closing out the championship with zero days’ rest, retiring the final eight outs and finishing the postseason with a 5-1 record, 1.45 ERA, 14 strikeouts and just one walk in 37 1/3 innings.

Veteran Toronto right-hander Max Scherzer got the win over the Blue Jays in Game 7, pitching 4.1 innings and allowing one run on four hits and a walk while striking out three. He threw 54 pitches, including 34 strikes, retiring nine of the first ten batters he faced before giving up a run in the fourth inning. His final hit of the season was a single for Rojas. Over two World Series starts, Scherzer posted a 6:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 8.2 innings, though he ended up recording a no-decision.

Despite the defeat, the 41-year-old showed that he is there are no immediate plans to depart in baseball and expects to resume pitching in 2026.

When asked about retiring after Game 7, Scherzer told reporters:

“I think I’ll give a full answer to that later. But I will say this: I just don’t see how that’s the last pitch I ever throw.”

Max Scherzer doesn’t have much to say about potential retirement, but he can’t imagine today will be the last pitch he throws. pic.tvitter.com/nrj7kJKzKso

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She was 18th in the major this season. In 17 starts this year, he has pitched 85 innings, struck out 82 and walked 23, posting a 5.19 ERA. In his final six starts of the regular season, he slumped to a 9.00 ERA, allowing eight home runs in 25 innings, though he rebounded somewhat in the postseason with a 3.77 ERA in three starts.

Scherzer played on a one-year, $15 million contract with the Blue Jays and is now an unrestricted free agent. His career numbers include a 3.22 ERA, three Cy Young Awards, two World Series titles and eight All-Star selections.

Toronto faces the task of regrouping after a tough campaign, while Scherzer’s next career move will be closely watched as the free agent market opens.