Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A day after the Mets lost their lead in the National League East, New York will be without one of their two aces for at least the next two weeks.
On Wednesday, the Mets placed three-time CY Young winner Max Scherzer on the 15-day IL – retroactive to Sept. 4 – with irritation to his left oblique.
Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer throws against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K.
Murray) Scherzer missed nearly seven weeks earlier this season with an injury to his left oblique but told reporters that the setback is not as severe. TIGERS’ KODY CLEMENS GETS SHOHEI OHTANI TO SIGN BALL AFTER STRIKING OUT ANGELS STAR "This is days not weeks," Scherzer said on Wednesday, according to the New York Post. "This is not a significant injury." "Honestly it just feels achy.