TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider was still celebrating a comeback victory in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series when three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer stopped by with a question: “When am I starting in the World Series?”

“I was like, ‘Max, I’m enjoying a beer, man,’” a smiling Schneider said before Game 2 on Saturday night. “He’s so regimented and wants to know what he’s doing.”

Scherzer knows now: He'll get the ball for Toronto in Game 3 against Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow when the World Series shifts to Southern California on Monday night.

The 41-year-old Scherzer called it “awesome” to get his first Series start since 2019 with Washington against Houston.

“This is what you play for, to be able to get to this spot, to get

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