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Max M Scherzer is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, and the Washington Nationals.

Max Scherzer: Does have a glass eye| Why is not pitching tonight| Whats wrong with

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Does have a glass eye:

Among the usual periphery of things that hardly relate to actual baseball, Scherzer and his unique eyes have to be near the top. The 29-year-old ace was born with heterochromia iridum, which is a fancy way of saying each one of his eyes is a different color than the other.

What causes Max Scherzer’s different colored eyes? Scherzer has an uncommon condition called heterochromia iridis that affects less than 200,000 people in the United States. The condition, which in most cases doesn’t damage the eyes, is caused by the distribution and levels of melanin in the irises.

Why is not pitching tonight:

Max Scherzer: Does have a glass eye| Why is not pitching tonight| Whats wrong with...

Until Friday afternoon, a day before he was scheduled to start Game 6 vs. the Atlanta Braves, Scherzer couldn’t throw past 60 feet.

Starting pitchers don’t technically need to throw farther than 60 feet 6 inches, but struggling to go farther — so much so that he couldn’t even throw a between-start bullpen session like normal — suggested he probably wouldn’t be able to provide much from the mound, either.

What’s wrong with: Max Scherzer

Scherzer has a condition, heterochromia iridum, which impacts the color of his iris. The condition affects less than 1 percent of people. … Scherzer’s mother told the Kansas City Star that her son had one blue eye and one green eye when he was born and that his eye color changed multiple times throughout his upbringing.

MLB debut
April 29, 2008, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record 190-97
Earned run average 3.16
Strikeouts 3,020
Ratings