HOUSTON — In case there needed to be any reminder about the pitcher Justin Verlander has been in the recent past, he received another Monday. The Mets co-ace was presented with his 2022 World Serie…
HOUSTON — In case there needed to be any reminder about the pitcher Justin Verlander has been in the recent past, he received another Monday.Mets beat the AstrosA large throng of mostly local media surrounded Verlander hours before first pitch and hours before Verlander was given a piece of jewelry he purposely had not looked at previously.
The last time Verlander pitched as a member of the Astros, he allowed one run in five innings of the World Series Game 5 victory.Getty Images He missed the first month of the season with a low-grade teres major strain and, since he has been either hit hard or barely hit at all.It was the latter last week against Cole’s Yankees, when Verlander allowed one run in six innings.
“My family loves it. It’s definitely a different pace,” Verlander said of New York. “Starting the season that first month on the IL — playing catch-up made that pace a lot faster.
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