Man, earlier this year, I remember thinking to myself:
“Man, the New York Mets are going to be incredible this year.”
How could I not think that? They had arguably the most elite pitching rotation on paper, with future Hall of Famers Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, and star closer Edwin Diaz.
And in the field, they had the likes of Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor, Francisco Alvarez, Brandon Nimmo, and Jeff McNeil.
However, this “super team” has turned into a massive disappointment, as they’re currently sitting at 50-55, and 17.5 games out of first place in the NL East.
So, considering there is basically no hope for the postseason unless they put together a comeback of biblical proportions, they’ve been forced to clean house.
Scherzer was the first to get traded, as he’s headed to the Texas Rangers, and now, Verlander is gone to, as he’s headed back to the Houston Astros.
If you’re a fan of baseball, then you know that Verlander was absolutely electric during his five year span in Houston, winning two World Series in 2017 and 2022.
Now, he’s headed back to his holy land.
But, Verlander has struggled this season heavily, and the hype isn’t quite the same as it was back in 2022 for Astros fans.
This doesn’t mean that Astros fans aren’t ecstatic for his return though…
Because that means his wife, famed model Kate Upton, is headed back to Houston as well.
I mean c’mon, Upton is an absolute smoke show, so who could blame the fans?
And they’ve been going wild on Twitter to prove it:
Congrats to the Houston Astros…
Enjoy:
