New York Mets Ace Max Scherzer Bitten by Dog on Throwing Hand

New York Mets Ace Max Scherzer bitten by dog on throwing hand.

LOS ANGELES - The Mets' weird week of injuries continues. 

Ace pitcher Max Scherzer, who is on the IL with a strained oblique, was bitten by one of his dogs on what was initially reported to be his left hand, but actually turned out to be his throwing hand, according to The New York Post. The injury is not expected to cost him additional time on the shelf.

Scherzer later set the record straight on Twitter, explaining that his dog injured her leg on a run and when he went to calm her down by putting his hand on her, she bit him on his right hand. Luckily, the bite was not bad, and he was able to throw long-toss the following day. As previously reported, Scherzer confirmed that this will not effect his rehab. 

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— Max Scherzer (@Max_Scherzer) June 4, 2022

This news was revealed in the same week, in which star shortstop Francisco Lindor fractured his right middle finger by closing it in the double doors of his hotel room. 

Scherzer is at his home in Florida rehabbing his oblique injury, and could potentially return in July. 

Prior to the Mets' four-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers out west, manager Buck Showalter said the team is pleased with how the 37-year-old starter is progressing. 

“Who knows what he is doing away from the [complex], he has probably had four or five sides by now,” Showalter said. “His ‘want to’ is off the charts, but from what we can tell he is doing well.”

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