On October 27th Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez shocked the Baseball world announcing that the team’s starter Max Scherzer was scratched from his World Series Game 5.
Martinez was “really upset” the Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer was scratched because of spasms in his neck and upper right trapezius. Read on for more on Max Scherzer World Series Game 5…
If you pay attention to this video of Max Scherzer, you can see his back is really bothering him.
Not good for Max.
Not good for the #Nationals. pic.twitter.com/dj7SQORLX4— Chris Dixon (@cdixon25) October 27, 2019
CelebNSports247.com has the latest MLB news on the Nationals who didn’t expect Scherzer to be out of World Series Game 5.
This is NOT what the Nationals wanted when going up against the Houston Astros.
Washington Nationals Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer said:
The moment I wake, I couldn’t get out of bed. I basically just fell out of bed. Picked myself up with my left arm, and I was moving around, just couldn’t even move my [right] arm. I just knew at that point I was in a really bad spot.
In the clips below you can tell that Scherzer was definitely in a lot of pain as he spoke to reporters:
Max Scherzer, who was scratched from his start in Game 5 of the World Series: “When I woke up this morning, I was completely locked up.”
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 27, 2019
A very somber Max Scherzer: “This is just a little thing that turned into a big thing that turned into a giant thing.” Says he couldn’t even dress himself today. Pitching would be “impossible.” pic.twitter.com/XmMTe5GRID
— Tyler Kepner (@TylerKepner) October 27, 2019
Where does he stand now? Well, it seems that Scherzer received a cortisone shot in the irritated region of his neck and back.
Doctors said it should take about 48 hours for the shot to take effect, which means it’s still possible he could pitch in a possible Game 7 on Wednesday in Houston.
Scherzer said:
That’s what the doctors believe with this nerve irritation, with a cortisone shot in there, that the neck can take 48 hours [and] it really will help subside the pain that’s being alleviated. I’m just hoping that doctors are right and that something can be possible for Game 7.
