Max Scherzer signs deal to return to Toronto Blue Jays
Monday, March 2, 2026
Major League Baseball pitcher Max Scherzer signed a full contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, with the team confirming the agreement on February 26, 2026.
The agreement, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, will be a salary of US$3 million with incentives up to US$10 million.
Scherzer had 5 wins and 5 losses and an earned run average of 5.19 for 17 starts and 85 innings played last year for the Blue Jays. Scherzer is an eight-time All-star pitcher.
His eight-year-old daughter Brooke wrote a letter on December 15 to the Blue Jays hoping they would accept him back. Scherzer had played for the Blue Jays in 2025 on a one-year contract.
Scherzer's wife, Erica May-Scherzer, posted the letter from Brooke on Instagram.
Sources
- The Associated Press. Max Scherzer’s 8-year-old daughter sent handwritten note to Blue Jays hoping for Toronto return — AP News, February 27, 2026
- Scherzer’s 8-year-old daughter wrote handwritten note to Blue Jays hoping for Toronto return — News Tribune, AP, February 27, 2026
- Jayesh Pagar. Blue Jays Officially Reveal Terms of Max Scherzer's Incentive-Based Contract — Sports Illustrated, February 26, 2026
- Keegan Matheson. Scherzer reaches agreement on deal to return to Blue Jays — mlb.com, February 26, 2026
- The Canadian Press. Veteran pitcher Max Scherzer confirms he is returning to the Blue Jays — CBC.ca, February 25, 2026
