Blue Jays won but the internet is obsessed with Max Scherzer's 'Canadian heritage moment'

U.S. media, fans and the internet just can’t get enough of one of the most defining moments from the game after the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners last night.

“ HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE ,” said the Canadian baseball team on X when describing the exchange between firebrand Jays pitcher Max Scherzer and the team manager John Schneider at T-Mobile Park in Washington.

Max Scherzer asked very nicely to stay in the game. pic.twitter.com/cwKKB3WUl6

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 17, 2025

During the game, Scherzer, also known by his nickname Mad Max, was visited by his manager in the fifth inning. The manager wanted to take him out but the 41-year-old veteran player was having none of it and insisted he stay in the game. The brief exchange shared widely on social media sees Scherzer walking up to Schneider and yelling at him in what is perceived as his insistence to stay in the game.

A clip of the Jays’ dugout shared on Reddit showed the team’s reaction after Scherzer refused to leave. “The Blue Jays dugout couldn’t believe what they just witnessed,” the Reddit group boasting 5 million subscribers posted. The video shows players laughing, clapping and some imitating Scherzer’s denial to leave. Another group on Reddit took a screenshot of Scherzer’s face from the exchange and wrote: “ A Part Of Our Heritage .” X user Nick called the moment “a Canadian heritage moment .”

“ I thought he was going to kill me ,” Schneider joked after the game. “It was great. He locked eyes with me, both colours, as I walked out. It’s not fake. He has this Mad Max persona, but he backed it up tonight.” The payoff came in the way of Scherzer striking out Seattle Mariners’ Randy Arozarena immediately after the viral exchange.

Alongside a video of the highly-charged exchange, ESPN’s sportswriter Jeff Passan said, “Max Scherzer asked very nicely to stay in the game” on X.

American baseball analyst Rob Friedman was more direct in his summary and said “ Mad Max is still insane .” The insanity refers to Scherzer’s “high-adrenaline” personality on-field, wherein he “goes out there” with his “hair on fire” and tries to get outs, Scherzer said, as reported by Sportsnet earlier this month. “And so, that’s a recipe for me,” he said.

The Blue Jays dugout couldn’t believe what they just witnessed as Max Scherzer refuses to come out of the game by u/WiscoHighlights in baseball

Scherzer, on the other hand, laughingly cleared the air after the game and said he was caught off guard and that he just wanted the ball. “I basically told him that in a little bit different language,” he said on-air after the game concluded.

With this win, the Jays will play their fifth game against the Mariners in Toronto on Friday.

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