"When you're playing different keys and notes and chords, your hands are in very unique positions. It makes you really work through your fingertips. By working those muscles in my hand, it got my fingers quote-unquote stronger. All of a sudden, that alleviated the thumb pain."
"Scherzer had started picking up piano around the All-Star Break last season. His main intention at the time was to teach his kids how to play as he often fiddled around with his fingers on the piano keys."
Max Scherzer re-signed with the Toronto Blue Jays, raising concerns about his thumb injury that impacted the previous season. After missing much of the first half, Scherzer found relief through an unconventional method: playing the piano. He began learning to play to teach his children, which inadvertently strengthened his fingers and alleviated his thumb pain. This newfound hobby contributed to his improved performance as the season progressed, leading to a more successful second half.
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