If you found yourself wondering how things got to where they are with Max Scherzer’s stress fracture in the knuckle of his right ring finger after yesterday’s revelation that the 2016 NL Cy Young winner might not be available for the Washington Nationals’ 2017 season opener, Scherzer and Nats’ skipper Dusty Baker did their best to explain the situation.
In separate interviews from the Nationals’ new shared Spring Training facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, Scherzer and Baker talked about the injury and rehab process on Thursday.