Max Scherzer proposes 100-pitch minimum rule for MLB starters
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 16, 2026, 1:51 AM
Last updated Jun 16, 2026
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer advocated for a 100-pitch minimum for starting pitchers in Major League Baseball. Scherzer expressed frustration over the trend of limiting starters to shorter outings, emphasizing a desire to restore a workhorse mentality among pitchers. His comments came after a recent game against the Philadelphia Phillies, where he recorded his 3,500th career strikeout but allowed five earned runs in 3.1 innings. Scherzer is a three-time Cy Young Award winner and believes longer outings should be the standard for starting pitchers.
- •Scherzer wants to empower starting pitchers with a 100-pitch minimum.
- •He argued against limiting outings to five or six innings.
- •Scherzer achieved his 3,500th career strikeout in his latest game.
- •He gave up five earned runs over 3.1 innings against Philadelphia.
- •Scherzer aims to restore a workhorse mentality in the league.
- 1:51 AMYahoo Sports — Blue Jays' Max Scherzer has radical idea to empower starting pitchers
"Max Scherzer wants workhorse mentality to return.
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