Scherzer calls daughter's letter to Blue Jays 'the cutest thing you can possibly imagine'

Story byAssociated PressTue, March 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM UTC·3 min readDUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Max Scherzer says the note his daughter composed asking the Toronto Blue Jays to re-sign the three-time Cy Young Award winner arose as his kids were writing letters to Santa Claus in December. After Scherzer agreed last week to a $3 million, one-year contract to return to the Blue Jays, his wife posted on Instagram the handwritten note from their 8-year-old daughter, Brooke. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“It’s the cutest thing you can possibly imagine when you read that, how much it meant to her to be in Toronto,” Scherzer told reporters Tuesday after his deal was finalized. Scherzer said his kids were writing letters expressing what they wanted from Santa when Brooke approached him and his wife, Erica May-Scherzer. The 8-year-old asked for a stamp and then put it on a sealed envelope that she handed to her parents. After Brooke went to bed, her parents opened the letter to see what she had written.“Dear Blue Jays,” the note began, “I am so sorry that you didn’t win the World Series.