Reports: Justin Verlander signs two-year, $86.66M deal with Mets

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Published 05.12.2022
Reports: Justin Verlander signs two-year, .66M deal with Mets

Ace right-hander Justin Verlander has signed a two-year, $86.66-million cope with the New York Mets, based on a number of reviews.

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There is a vesting possibility on the third yr of the deal.

Verlander received the AL Cy Young Award with the World Series champion Houston Astros final season. He went 18-4 with a 1.75 ERA.

The Mets’ cope with Verlander comes after the misplaced two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom to the Texas Rangers in free company final week.

Verlander, 39, is a three-time AL Cy Young winner and a nine-team all-star.

The transfer reunites him with high Mets starter Max Scherzer, a former teammate in Detroit.

The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal says Verlander’s common annual worth of $43.33 million on his contract ties for the best in major-league historical past with Scherzer.