Verlander won the World Series and the American League Cy Young Award with Houston last season. His short stint with the Mets yielded six wins for him and two top prospects for the team.
Category: Verlander, Justin
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Justin Verlander Reacts to Detroit Tigers Combined No-Hitter
Three Tigers pitchers teamed up for M.L.B.’s 20th combined no-hitter. Justin Verlander, a former Tiger, was happy for them, but uneasy about the state of starting pitching.
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Steven Cohen Preaches Patience With Mets, but Says Trades May Happen
Steven A. Cohen said his manager and general manager are safe, but he acknowledged his struggling club with a record payroll could soon trade away some of its stars.
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Subway Series: Yankees’ Gerrit Cole and Mets’ Justin Verlander Face Off
Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander have dominated baseball for years, and were teammates in Houston. On Wednesday they will face each other for only the second time.
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Subway Series: Pitching the Focus as Yankees Take on Mets
Aaron Judge and Pete Alonso are both out, but even in a down year for the Mets (so far), two games against the Yankees provide heightened tension.
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Justin Verlander’s Return Bolsters Mets Even With a Loss
Justin Verlander was far from perfect in his first start of the season, but in a tough year for Mets and Yankees starters, he provided some hope that there’ll be better things to come.
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Mets’ Max Scherzer Ejected From Start Over Foreign Substance
Max Scherzer was ejected from Wednesday’s win over the Los Angeles Dodgers because of a foreign substance, providing yet another speed bump for the Mets’ starting rotation.
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Mets Beat Marlins as Justin Verlander Hits Injured List
The New York Times – Sports:The ace right-hander Justin Verlander’s being put on the injured list will test the team’s depth, but Max Scherzer and the Mets’ bullpen were enough to beat Miami.
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2023 Mets Season Preview: Depth Gives Team Confidence
The New York Times – Sports:Edwin Díaz’s injury would crush some teams, but the Mets, with a deep and experienced roster, have remained optimistic.
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With Carlos Correa Deal, Steven Cohen Continues to Spend on Mets
The New York Times – Sports:Carlos Correa is the ultimate luxury: a $315 million player who plays the same position as another Mets star. But Steven A. Cohen worries about winning, not price tags.
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Mets Introduce Jose Quintana, David Robertson and Brooks Raley
The New York Times – Sports:The pitchers David Robertson, José Quintana and Brooks Raley are not the flashiest of the Mets’ moves this off-season, but for a team with World Series aspirations, depth is “critical.”
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MLB Teams Spend More Than $2 Billion on Free Agents
The New York Times – Sports:Baseball was in a spending mood at the winter meetings, where the Mets added Justin Verlander, the Yankees kept Aaron Judge and San Diego splurged on Xander Bogaerts.