![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/mlb-star-set-for-fresh-start-after-being-booed-by-own-fans-in-front-of-wife-kate-upton/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_upton-verlander.jpg&description=MLB superstar pitcher Justin Verlander will leave behind New York Mets fans who booed him earlier this season after the team traded him to the Houston Astros on Tuesday before the deadline The New York Mets have traded right-hander Justin Verlander to the Houston Astros, marking the end of the pitcher's brief tenure after he signed a two-year, $86.7 million contract with the organisation last offseason. New York received top prospect Drew Gilbert and minor leaguer Ryan Clifford in return. Despite Verlander's impressive 3.15 ERA entering Tuesday's trade deadline, he endured a rocky relationship with Mets fans. He took about a month to find a groove with the team — and the response was unforgiving. A Citi Field crowd booed him during a May outing with his wife, Kate Upton, in attendance. He told reporters he played "like s***" in that game. "Not a lot of positives to take out of it," he said. "I guess the only positive is that I know I got some work to do. "I already started looking at some video trying to find. I think there's a little something off of my mechanics. I need to fix it, and I need to fix it in a hurry." On the boos, the three-time Cy Young award winner added: "I understand the fans are frustrated; we're frustrated, too. We expect to be better. I expect to be better. I think this entire organization expects to be better, and there's only one thing left to do, and that's put your head down, work hard and find your way out of this slump. There's teams that click at the right time and find their mojo and go from there." New York have sold off several integral roster pieces in recent days, giving up on a doomed 2023 campaign that never got off the ground. They traded right-hander Max Scherzer to the Texas Rangers and outfielder Mark Canha to the Milwaukee Brewers. A 50-55 record entering Tuesday's action leaves them in fourth place in the NL East, 17.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves for the division and six games out of a wild-card spot. They took a differe){kind=link}
MLB superstar pitcher Justin Verlander will leave behind New York Mets fans who booed him earlier this season after the team traded him to the Houston Astros on Tuesday before the deadline
The New York Mets have traded right-hander Justin Verlander to the Houston Astros, marking the end of the pitcher’s brief tenure after he signed a two-year, $86.7 million contract with the organisation last offseason. New York received top prospect Drew Gilbert and minor leaguer Ryan Clifford in return.
Despite Verlander’s impressive 3.15 ERA entering Tuesday’s trade deadline, he endured a rocky relationship with Mets fans. He took about a month to find a groove with the team – and the response was unforgiving.
A Citi Field crowd booed him during a May outing with his wife, Kate Upton, in attendance. He told reporters he played “like s***” in that game.
“Not a lot of positives to take out of it,” he said. “I guess the only positive is that I know I got some work to do. “I already started looking at some video trying to find. I think there’s a little something off of my mechanics. I need to fix it, and I need to fix it in a hurry.”