Max Scherzer signs deal to return to Toronto Blue Jays

Correction — April 5, 2026

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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 five wins and five losses and an earned run average of 5.19 for seventeen 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.

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Sources

Max Scherzer’s 8-year-old daughter sent handwritten note to Blue Jays hoping for Toronto return — AP News, February 27, 2026
Associated Press. Scherzer’s 8-year-old daughter wrote handwritten note to Blue Jays hoping for Toronto return — News Tribune, 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
Veteran pitcher Max Scherzer confirms he is returning to the Blue Jays — CBC News, February 25, 2026

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