Ever since signing with the Washington Nationals back in 2015 Max Scherzer has absolutely dominated the National League, winning a Cy Young award in 2016 and posting sub-3.00 ERAs in each of his three seasons with the team. However, as well as he's played in a Nationals jersey, one achievement has evaded him: hitting a home run.
Scherzer can now cross that off his list. In the top of the second-inning in Miami, Scherzer came to the plate with two men on base and quickly showed bunt before belting a three-run homer. The very first of his career.
Unfortunately for Scherzer and Nationals fans, the evening took a bit of a nose dive after that, as the ace had to exit the game with neck spasms. The Nationals later stated that Scherzer's neck spasms stemmed from the pitcher sleeping on it funny, so it didn't have anything to do with his home run.
