the pitcher Justin Verlander broke Major League Baseball free agency by leaving the Houston Astros and signing with the New York Mets for two years in exchange for 86.7 million dollars.
However, the serpentine veteran must wait at least one more week to make his debut with the Metropolitans because He will start the season on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder muscle.
According to the Mets, Verlander will throw moderate intensity pitches and will be reviewed next week for a new evaluation.
The former of the Astros He is the second New York starter to go on the disabled list after José Quintanadue to a broken rib. With this, the Mets’ rotation will be limited to Max Scherzer, Kodai Senga, Carlos Carrasco and David Peterson.
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Verlander feels terrible
Prior to the game against the Florida Marlins on Opening Day, Verlander stated that it feels like shit to miss the start of the campaign with his new team. Due to injuries, the pitcher has played just 29 regular-season games in the past three years.
“It feels like shit. It wasn’t the way I wanted my stint with the Mets to start, that’s for sure.Verlander said. “I have worked too much for these things not to happen to me.”
The three-time Cy Young Award winner has appeared in 482 games in 17 major league seasons.. His career ERA is 3.24 and he has struck out 3,198 of the 12,880 batters he has faced.