Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer was back in camp on Monday despite not officially having his one-year contract announced by the team.

According to Jayson Stark of the Athletic, who posted a photo of Scherzer at spring training, the deal is expected to be formally announced on Tuesday, starting Scherzer's second year in the organization.

The 41-year-old will have a deal that is worth up to $13 million with incentives. The base salary is $3 million and you can read more on the structure here.

Scherzer said earlier this offseason that he was OK waiting to sign until the season began, but evidently a return to Toronto was too good to pass up. We know his family is excited to have him back with the Jays.

A future Hall of Famer, Scherzer is an 18-year veteran. He's played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, Dodgers, New York Mets, Texas Rangers and Blue Jays, going 221-117 in his career. A three-time Cy Young winner, Scherzer is also a two-time World Series champion (Nationals, 2019, Rangers, 2023). He led baseball in strikeouts for three straight years from 2016-2018 and is also an eight-time All-Star.

Scherzer was injured much of the 2025 regular season, only making 17 starts and pitching to a disappointing 5.19 ERA with the Jays. He did perform well in the playoffs, winning a game in the American League Championship Series and pitching valiantly in Game 7 of the World Series.

The Blue Jays were beaten by the Los Angeles Dodgers in that seventh game.

It's unclear how the Blue Jays will handle all the dynamics of the pitching staff at this point. Kevin Gausman, Trey Yesavage, Shane Bieber, Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce are the scheduled five-man rotation when everyone is healthy. However, Bieber is not at the moment.

Is he more hurt than we suspect, necessitating the need for Scherzer? Are the Blue Jays going to push Jose Berrios to the bullpen along with Eric Lauer, giving them two long men in the 'pen? Are they planning on trading one of Berrios and Lauer to get a more short-outing arm?

We know that the Jays are going to slow ramp Yesavage, so do they need both those pitchers to take his place if they elect to slow play him in the season as well?

Could they go with a six-man rotation?

We'll start to get some answers in the near future as Scherzer makes his Grapefruit League debut. Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet says that could happen as soon as Saturday.

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