Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, is scheduled to start for the Buffalo Bisons on Friday, June 13 against the Columbus Clippers at Sahlen Field as part of a rehab assignment.

Scherzer has been on the Blue Jays injured list since March 30 with right thumb inflammation. 

The 40-year-old has won the Cy Young in both the American League (Detroit Tigers, 2013) and the National League (Washington Nationals, 2016, 2017) and is a two-time World Series champion (Nationals, 2019, Texas Rangers, 2023). He is also currently 11th all-time in Major League Baseball history in strikeouts with 3,408.

The Bisons have announced that they are opening Sahlen Field early at 4:30 p.m. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.

For tickets and more information, visit Bisons.com.