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CHICAGO (AP) — In a matter of days, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer went from teammates on the New York Mets to opposite sides of a Lone Star rivalr
The Houston Astros hat and T-shirt were familiar to Justin Verlander. “It was just a whirlwind, man,” Verlander said in his first full day back in uniform with the Astros, who acquired him from the New York Mets at Tuesday’s trade deadline. The Astros sent top prospects Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford to the Mets in exchange for Verlander, who went 61-19 with a 2.26 ERA while winning two of his Cy Youngs and helping the Astros win two World Series crowns — including last year — from 2017 to 2022.
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Max Scherzer never anticipated being traded from the New York Mets, and said the sentiment in their clubhouse was that the underachieving team that had expected to contend for a World Series title this year would reload for 2024. Scherzer instead found out the Mets were shifting their focus past that date — until after his contract expires. The three-time Cy Young Award winner waived his no-trade clause to be dealt to the Texas Rangers after conversations with New York general manager Billy Eppler and owner Steve Cohen about the team's plans following his final start for the Mets...