Rangers right-hander was scheduled to make a rehab outing for Double-A Frisco tonight but that will no longer happen. Per , the veteran has been scratched from that start, with the club providing little information about his current status. Its been a challenging season for Scherzer, who has never really dealt with a significant injury before. Apart from his 2008 debut and the shortened 2020 season, he has never thrown le s than 145 1/3 innings in a major league season. He logged at least 170 frames in each full season from 2009 to 2021. But Sid Fernandez Jersey he is certainly going to fall short of that range this year. He has thrown 39 1/3 innings in the majors and hes running out of time to add to that total. He underwent back surgery in the offseason and it was initially hoped that he could be back at some point in May, but that didnt come to pa s. He began a rehab a signment in late April but that was halted after just one outing due to some sorene s in his right thumb. on May 11 that Scherzer was dealing with a nerve i sue running down his arm and had received a cortisone injection. Grant provided an update in a , noting that Scherzer had received a Botox injection, a treatment for neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome but also other nerve pain. In a , Grant noted that neurogenic TOS normally features pain going from the shoulder to the finger but Scherzers case was the opposite, with pain going up his arm from his thumb. In , Grant again mentioned neurogenic TOS but noted that Scherzer has maintained the i sue is not TOS. Scherzer was eventually able to get healthy enough to get on the mound. He made two more rehab starts in June and was reinstated from the injured list that month. He made eight starts at the big league level, throwing the aforementioned 39 1/3 innings, allowing 3.89 earned runs per nine. But in the first week of August, he landed back on the IL due to some right shoulder fatigue. As mentioned, he was planned to start a rehab a signment tonight but that wont happen now. Its undoubtedly a frustrating experience for Scherzer with the constant starting and stopping this year, but theres little reason for the club to push him at this point if hes not 100%. The club is 59-69 and 10.5 games back of the Astros in the West. Both the at FanGraphs and the at Baseball Prospectus put their chances of cracking the postseason at le s than a half of a percentage point. With their season more or le s on life support, the club and Scherzer can focus on his long-term health. As of last week, the 40-year-old said he was again in 2025. He wont take the hill tonight and further developments will undoubtedly be forthcoming in the next few weeks. Scherzer is scheduled to hit free agency at seasons end and is health status will likely play a key role in how the winter plays out for him. Plenty of clubs would be interested in him based on his amazing track record but the mention of neurogenic TOS will undoubtedly raise some flags. Last summer, looked at the two different kinds of TOS and why the results are often so divergent. once had venous TOS but was able to recover and has pitch at a high level for years afterwards. Whereas neurogenic TOS is often more debilitating, with pitchers like significantly hampered by the condition. Again, Scherzer has insisted he is not dealing with neurogenic TOS, though he does have a nerve i sue of some kind. Whatever is ailing him, its been a significant roadblock this year. He will undoubtedly be exploring all avenues with medical experts in the coming weeks to find a path forward towards his goal of pitching next year. As of today, he has a 3.16 ERA in almost 3,000 career innings pitched and is tenth on the all-time strikeout list. Dylan Covey Jersey