New York Mets right-hander Max Scherzer will rejoin the team Tuesday to start against the Cincinnati Reds, he told reporters Friday.
Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, has been sidelined since straining his left oblique muscle while pitching against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 18. He has made a pair of rehab starts for the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies over the past week and a half, throwing a combined 145 pitches, including 80 on Wednesday night.
After agreeing in November to a three-year, $130 million contract -- the highest average salary -- in the majors, Scherzer is 5-1 with a 2.