Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzerfront right, hugs his wife Erica May-Scherzer, left, after playing the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer (31) hugs teammate George Springer after being pulled in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds during MLB baseball action in Toronto on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer (31) reacts to fans after he was pulled from the game against the Cincinnati Reds during eighth inning MLB baseball action in Toronto on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

TOYOHASHI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 27: Outfielder Ryosuke Aizawa #10 of Samurai Japan scores in the bottom of the seventh inning during the baseball Gold Medal game between Japan and South Korea on day eight of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya at Toyohashi Municipal Baseball Stadium on September 27, 2026 in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. (Photo by Yuichi Masuda/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

TOYOHASHI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 27: Outfielder Ryosuke Aizawa #10 of Samurai Japan celebrates after scores in the bottom of the seventh inning during the baseball Gold Medal game between Japan and South Korea on day eight of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya at Toyohashi Municipal Baseball Stadium on September 27, 2026 in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. (Photo by Yuichi Masuda/Getty Images)

TOYOHASHI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 27: South Korea players celebrates their victory during the baseball Gold Medal game between Japan and South Korea on day eight of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya at Toyohashi Municipal Baseball Stadium on September 27, 2026 in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. (Photo by Yuichi Masuda/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 26: Ronny Mauricio #0 of the New York Mets celebrates a solo home run in the seventh inning during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on September 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***