Max Scherzer Gives Honest Answer About Potential Opt Out After 2023 The Mets pitcher shared a candid response about his future with the club beyond this season. Sports Illustrated · Feb 22, 2023
Evan Grant: Rangers’ caution with Jacob deGrom shouldn’t cause distraction, despite New York outcry SURPRISE, Ariz. – Jacob deGrom did not pitch Thursday. He did not play catch. He did not field ground balls. He did not cover any bases. Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2023
Justin Verlander on being reunited with Max Scherzer: 'I’m really looking forward to being here with him again' In an alternate universe, maybe the lunch that Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer sat down to have together earlier this week in Florida doesn’t happen. The last time the two played on the same team was in 2014 when Scherzer was 29 and Verlander 31 and if you believe what… Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023
Columnist Says KD Trade Might Be Worst in Arizona Sports History He didn’t pull any punches in his evaluation of the blockbuster deal. Sports Illustrated · Feb 12, 2023
Everything You Need to Know About the World Baseball Classic Rosters Since its inception in 2006, the World Baseball Classic has been a fun event for hardcore fans, but it has never quite shed its reputation as a silly little World Cup wannabe. To an extent, this is understandable. Despite baseball’s global reach, soccer is by far the most popular sport… Sports Illustrated · Feb 10, 2023
Bill Madden: Active MLB players who should have no problem getting into Cooperstown As we segue from the Hall-of-Fame election to the soon arrival of pitchers and catchers, this is a good time to celebrate the active players who don’t have to do anything more for us to earn a ticket to Cooperstown. Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2023
How Billy Eppler and the Mets finally landed Kodai Senga “Hi, I am Kodai Senga of the New York Mets,” said the Mets’ newest hurler, introducing himself to the Major Leagues on Monday at Citi Field. “I am very happy and excited to be in the Big Apple and to join such a great team.” Tribune News Service · Dec 20, 2022
Mets spending big to win now while building for later For many years, Mets executives were forced to shop in the bargain bins. General managers would have to wait out the market to see who was available at the end of winter. Even in years when there were elite free agents available as spring training started, the Mets waited out… Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022
What We’re Hearing About the Mets, Aaron Judge and the Red Sox The winter meetings reached a new level of activity on Day 3. Here’s what could be next. Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2022
The winners (Yankees and Aaron Judge!!!) and losers (Giants) of the MLB Winter Meetings so far Some winners and losers so far in the MLB hot stove offseason. USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 7, 2022
Justin Verlander Is an Upgrade Over Jacob deGrom for the Mets Three days after losing a franchise icon, they signed the one pitcher who makes them even better. Sports Illustrated · Dec 5, 2022
Mets agree to two-year, $86 million deal with Justin Verlander SAN DIEGO — The Mets have their ace. Tribune News Service · Dec 5, 2022
Mets and Phillies strike big deals as Verlander and Turner reportedly head to NL East The NL East arms race heated up on Monday with the Mets and Phillies understood to have made major free-agent signings The Guardian - US · Dec 5, 2022
The Mets Had No Choice but to Sign Justin Verlander The three-time Cy Young winner, who turns 40 in February, still has plenty of elite baseball left in him. Sports Illustrated · Dec 5, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2022 Justin Verlander, Mets agree on two-year, $86.6 million deal Verlander, 18-4 with a 1.75 ERA, won two Cy Young awards and two World Series championships with the Houston Astros.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 2, 2022 Report: Mets Speaking With Verlander, Taillon The Mets are in talks with yet another multiple-time Cy Young winner.
Sports Illustrated · Nov 9, 2022 Ranking MLB’s Top 50 Free Agents, With Signing Predictions The offseason is officially here, and this year’s free-agency class features a record-setting slugger alongside star shortstops. See how they stack up.
Tribune News Service · Nov 5, 2022 Rangers free agency guide: Starting pitching, big bats, cash to spend and more The end of the World Series means the start of free agency. Insert the corny little dad joke about, “Now the work begins for the Rangers.”
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 17, 2022 Yankees fans loved that Gerrit Cole wanted to pitch in Game 5 … one day after throwing 110 pitches Now, that's an ACE mentality.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 10, 2022 Mets Left to Accept Another Fruitless Season A season that so recently seemed it could be special ended in familiar fashion for the Mets, who will likely look a lot different next year.
Tribune News Service · Oct 9, 2022 Bill Madden: Braves have the edge on the Mets, now and into the winter NEW YORK — Hard as it must be for the Citi Field faithful to accept the fact the Mets won 101 games, the second-most wins in their history, and still wound up as a wild card, there is this dose of hard reality: The Braves were simply a better team.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 8, 2022 A Series of Unfortunate Decisions The Cardinals absolutely crumbled in the ninth inning yesterday. There’s no other way to explain how they went from up two with two outs to go for a win, to down four and having to bat in the bottom of the ninth. Closer Ryan Helsley, who was called upon to…
Sports Illustrated · Oct 8, 2022 Mets Only Have Themselves to Blame for Starting Pitching Debacle New York tried to get cute with its first three starters. Now, it’s one loss away from a more than promising season ending in heartbreak.
Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022 Bryce Miller: Yu gotta believe: Padres' Darvish shines against Scherzer in dominant NL wild-card victory NEW YORK — On the mound for the Mets in the opening game of the NL wild-card series Friday at Citi Field stood Max Scherzer, the man who can cut down October lineups like a weed whacker.
Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022 Padres stun Mets with four homers off Max Scherzer en route to 7-1 victory in Game 1 NEW YORK — Fans received orange towels Friday as they entered Citi Field.