The Texas Rangers' universe swung a bit off its axis this week as the glittering stardust of their recent World Series triumph got clouded with a piece of rather disheartening news. Max Scherzer, the team's star pitcher and a key player in their championship victory, is officially grounded - for now, at least.
Scherzer's armor started showing its cracks during the World Series itself as he battled severe back discomfort, eventually getting yanked off the roster. Now, as it turns out, the rogue culprit behind the pain was a herniated disk in his lower back. This revelation came post an exhaustive pursuit of less invasive treatments, including injections, none of which succeeded in pacifying the pain.
