JUPITER, Fla. — Saying his finger finally feels normal, Nationals ace Max Scherzer proclaimed himself healed following his first Grapefruit League start of the spring, a 6-1 Washington loss to St. Louis.
“It’s behind me now,” Scherzer said Wednesday.
A stress fracture in the knuckle of the ring finger on his pitching hand slowed Scherzer’s development this spring and caused him to grip his fastball with the middle three fingers on to instead of the usual index and middle fingers as a means to avoid pain.
Last week, in a minor league game, Scherzer mixed some two-finger fastballs in with the three finger heaters.