Verlander credited team owner Steve Cohen and his willingness to spend his hedge-fund fortune to bring the team its first World Series title since 1986.
NEW YORK — Justin Verlander had a one word answer for what convinced him to sign with the New York Mets: “Steve.”
“I took a leap of faith, and here we are a few weeks later, and I think that leap of faith... NEW YORK — Justin Verlander had a one word answer for what convinced him to sign with the New York Mets: “Steve.” “I took a leap of faith, and here we are a few weeks later, and I think that leap of faith has paid off,” Verlander said Tuesday during his introductory news conference at Citi Field. “Ultimately, some of those pieces aren’t cheap.”
Verlander agreed to a $86.7 million, two-year contract on Dec. 5, part of an offseason spending spree that has committed $476.7 million to seven free agents. The Mets also added starting pitchers Kodei Senga and José Quintana, retained center fielder Brandon Nimmo and closer Edwin Díaz, signed reliever David Robertson and reached an agreement with catcher Omar Narváez that is pending a physical.
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