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TORONTO — Max Scherzer gritted his teeth and huffed. He fired finger guns following strikes and threw his head back in agony after balls. Long before the World Series, the right-hander vibrated with an electricity reserved for October during a meaningless mid-summer bullpen session.
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As he threw, the “Top Gun Anthem,” with its elongated electric guitar riff and heavy drums, blared out of a white boombox, the throwback song providing power for an arm that’s tossed over 3,000 innings regular and postseason combined.
For Scherzer, it never stops.
That’s why at 41, he’s still pitching.
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