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Verlander is back with the Astros after a 'whirlwind' few days following his trade from the Mets
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Mets lose series to Nationals, division lead down to 1 game
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2023 MLB trade deadline: What to make of Mets, Yankees, more - ESPN
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It can't go this bad forever': How it only got worse for Cardinals in swift loss to Mets
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2022 MLB Playoffs: Mets complete 10-day disaster with Game 3 wild-card loss
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New York Mets: How they started winning again despite decades of dysfunction - Sports Illustrated
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Why did the Mets trade Max Scherzer? Team's poor season, pitcher's contract among reasons
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Why do people hate the New York Mets? - Quora
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Mets made sure to DFA Tomas Nido 'as humanely as possible
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The 24 best players in New York Mets history