LOS ANGELES -- Injured New York Mets ace Max Scherzer confirmed Saturday that his dog bit his pitching hand this week, but he says the wound won't slow his recovery from an oblique strain.
The New York Post reported earlier Saturday that the right-handed Scherzer was bitten by a dog on his left hand, a second bizarre injury for New York this week after shortstop Francisco Lindor got his right hand caught in a hotel door and fractured the tip of his middle finger.
Scherzer, who has been out since May 18 and isn't expected back until at least late June, confirmed the dog bite on Twitter, saying it was actually his pitching hand that got nipped.