“People loved Max and obviously his eyes made him ... Diamondbacks selected Scherzer 11th overall in 2006. The White Sox took Burger 11th overall in 2017. “It’s crazy, the small world ...

As he starts the 20th pro season of a career that will stretch to Cooperstown, Max Scherzer could have thrown 62 pitches on a more conveniently located mound. But major-league hitters were waiting ...