DEVELOPING: Mets reportedly to sign three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander to two-year, $86 million contract.
Verlander, who will turn 40 in February, is coming off a monster season with the Houston Astros in which he went 18-4 with a 1.75 ERA, earning him the AL Cy Young. The right-hander also got his first career World Series win in Game 5 as Houston beat Philadelphia in six games.
He became a free agent after opting out of his deal with the Astros that would have paid him $25 million in 2023. The nine-time All-Star broke into the majors with Detroit in 2005 and stayed with the Tigers until he was traded to the Astros in August 2017. He won his first Cy Young Award in 2011 and also took home AL MVP honors after going 24-5 with a 2.40 ERA in 34 starts.
Verlander will slot in next to Max Scherzer, giving the Mets the best 1-2 starting pitcher combination in baseball. A lock for the Hall of Fame once his career ends, Verlander is 244-133 with a 3.24 ERA and 3,198 strikeouts in the regular season during his 17-year career.
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