Justin Verlander ‘had a DIVA attitude at New York Mets and clashed with Max Scherzer and other teammates’ before pitchers were both traded

Former Mets ace Justin Verlander has reportedly upset several teammates with his ‘diva’ attitude in New York, most notably superstar pitcher and former Detroit Tigers teammate Max Scherzer.

The two veteran pitchers who are set to be Hall of Fame candidates once they finally hang up their shoes tried to work together in “harmony” after not being on good terms during their time in Detroit, but there were still bumps in the relationship. according to the New York Post.

An unnamed Mets source apparently said The charge that Verlander was ‘cut off’ from his teammates in New York and would complain that the analytics department was not on the same level as the department he worked with in Houston.

It is claimed that the ‘diva’ attitude Verlander displayed allegedly caused Scherzer to complain to others in the locker room about her fellow superstar.

Verlander has since been traded to the Houston Astros, whom he dumped in free agency this offseason to sign with the Mets, while Scherzer has been traded to the Texas Rangers.

Verlander was said to display a ‘diva’ attitude that upset Scherzer and others in New York.

Verlander has since been traded to the Houston Astros and Scherzer to the Texas Rangers.

Regardless of the high school-style drama that played out in the Mets locker room before the decision to cash in on assets like Scherzer and Verlander in an effort to greatly speed up the rebuilding of the farm system, the pitching staff New York has performed drastically well below expectations this season. .

New York’s roster came into the season with a record payroll and was expected to be a World Series contender, only to finish as perhaps the sport’s biggest flop this year.

Last season, the Mets finished the year with a 3.57 team ERA, which was good enough for seventh in the MLB.

This year, the New York team’s ERA has skyrocketed to 4.38, which, to put it nicely, is much closer to the bottom of the league than the top.

Following their exchanges out of New York, both Verlander and Scherzer echoed similar sentiments of disappointment in how the season in Queens went.

‘It became clear which direction the team was going to go in and the best decisions for everyone involved. … You signed up there to win and you really thought we would have a chance to win there,” Scherzer told Foul Territory. “Obviously, we didn’t and that’s what sucks.”

“It was an unfortunate season where things didn’t go as planned,” Verlander said after the trade. “I just have the utmost respect for their organization and how they treat the players.”