Toronto Blue Jays right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer recently received a second cortisone shot in his ailing right thumb, manager John Schneider told reporters Friday. Schneider said this shot was administered to a different area of the thumb's joint.

On Friday, Jays manager John Schneider said Scherzer received a second cortisone injection into a different part of the thumb and te right-hander will try to play catch when he rejoins the team in Houston next week,