{"id":22001,"date":"2025-01-26T03:29:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T03:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=22001"},"modified":"2025-01-26T03:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T03:29:44","slug":"the-yankees-reportedly-were-in-attendance-for-max-scherzers-bullpen-in-front-of-many-mlb-scouts-this-week-at-cressey-sports-performances-pro-day-this-week-per-pat-ragazzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=22001","title":{"rendered":"The Yankees reportedly were in attendance for Max Scherzer\u2019s bullpen in front of many MLB scouts this week at Cressey Sports Performance\u2019s pro day this week per Pat Ragazzo"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-28518\" class=\"post-28518 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mlb\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_iqce750pp\">Max Scherzer\u2019s potential farewell tour could make a stop in the Bronx with the\u00a0New York Yankees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_1ogzv8alz\">Per\u00a0Pat Ragazzo of\u00a0<em>On SI<\/em>, the Yankees were one of several teams to take in a Max Scherzer workout at Cressy Sports Performance in Massachusetts. 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In a storied career, Scherzer has earned eight All-Star Game appearances (including three starting nods in 2013, 2017, and 2018), three Cy Young Awards (2013, 2016, 2017) and two World Series rings (2019, 2023).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_jz8xzzdxn\">Injuries ate away at Scherzer\u2019s 17th MLB season, getting surgery for a herniated disc shortly after the Rangers\u2019 2023 title run. In a shortened showcase, Scherzer posted a respectable 3.95 earned run average and struck out 40 over 43.1 innings of work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8bjoyla0t\">\u201cWhen I\u2019m out there, I\u2019ve been able to compete,\u201d Scherzer said of his future,\u00a0per Evan Grant of\u00a0<em>The Dallas Morning News<\/em>\u00a0back in August. \u201cI can still pitch at a high level. 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