Max Scherzer is already one of Missouri’s most famous baseball alumni, as the Washington Nationals pitcher is considered one of the best in the major leagues.
Now his number will never be worn by another Tigers player again.
Missouri announced on Tuesday that it would retire Scherzer’s No. 31 jersey at its First Pitch Dinner on Jan. 18. It will be the fourth number the program has retired, along with No. 34 John ‘Hi’ Simmons, No. 33 Gene McArtor and No. 15 Phil Bradley.
After passing up the majors out of high school, Scherzer became one of the nation’s most dominant college pitchers while in Columbia.