By the time Max Scherzer hopped out of the dugout and raised an arm to the 52,000-plus fans at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night, those gathered had gained an understanding of what the right-hander brings to a ballclub.
“Vintage Scherzer,” said Dusty Baker, Scherzer’s former manager with the Nationals who now leads the Astros.
“He delivered,” said Dave Roberts, Scherzer’s new Los Angeles manager after a trade sent him west from Washington.
“That was just a great thing to witness,” said Mookie Betts, one of Scherzer’s new teammates.
Scherzer joined Nationals shortstop Trea Turner in a trade-deadline deal with the Dodgers in exchange for four prospects.