Max Scherzer is one step closer to rejoining the Toronto Blue Jays.
The three-time Cy Young Award winner will start in triple-A for the Buffalo Bisons on Friday, the minor league team announced.
Scherzer will face the Columbus Clippers at Buffalo’s Sahlen Field.
He is continuing to rehab from a thumb injury that has limited him to just three innings in his first season with the Blue Jays.
Scherzer threw 50 pitches in a simulated game in Dunedin, Fla., and left feeling good, manager John Schneider told reporters.
He was also slated for a bullpen session prior to Friday’s start, and would likely need two starts at triple-A before rejoining the big-league club.
