The empty locker next to Justin Verlander’s in the visiting clubhouse at Comerica Park had a No. 35 jersey hanging there Wednesday, but it wasn’t a Mets uniform.
Verlander’s old Tigers jersey had been placed in the locker, just in case the Mets co-ace had forgotten where he was and the fact his debut with his new team would coincide with a homecoming.
“It’s nice to finally sort of get that little energy, that nervousness starts to kick in,” Verlander said.for violating MLB’s rules on foreign substances, the Mets have much of the rotation that was dreamed about all offseason, following Verlander’s arrival on a two-year contract worth $86.6 million.near his right armpit, an injury that arose late in spring training.
The Mets’ rotation won’t be fully whole: Carlos Carrasco is still at least a week away and Jose Quintana will be sidelined at the minimum into July.
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