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. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani will start for the Dodgers in Game 4 against Blue Jays right-hander Shane Bieber.

The 41-year-old Scherzer called it “awesome” to get his first Series start

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