“The ball was coming out of [Scherzer’s] hand, you look for late life,” manager Buck Showalter said. “He had that late life that he has when he’s effective.” The Mets broke it open in ...

Scherzer said the Mets thought, like the rest of us, they were a World Series contender. And even halfway through, when they were looking up at .500, they hoped they’d be able to get it together ...

It is clear the Mets are no longer trying ... 24 is now looking to be more of a kind of transitory year.’ ” As rumors swirled before Scherzer was eventually sent to the Rangers for top prospec ...

This one came between innings, as the Mets right-hander wasn’t allowed to throw his usual eight warm-up pitches ... the fourth. “Look, I’m doing my normal routine,’’ Scherzer said.

the Mets are 6 ½ games out of the final wild-card spot, with four teams to pass, and five games under .500 at 49-54. “Look where we’re at in the standings,’’ Scherzer said. “Our record ...

“If you look at my last couple ... Castellanos’ sacrifice fly put the Mets in an early two-run hole. Afterward, Scherzer told himself to “just throw zeroes up,” which has been a recent ...

Scherzer exited after giving up two runs on seven hits ... of better days with other teams. The Mets hope better days are ahead with this team, but looking ahead any further past Sunday’s ...

In Scherzer’s only full year as a Met, he was quite good; over 23 starts, Scherzer put up a 2.29 ERA ... a Hall of Famer looking to close out his career strongly, and the Mets are a team ...

But with deGrom almost certainly seeking to beat Scherzer’s AAV record, the price would go up considerably, and now the Mets would be looking at more than $85 million for the pair in ’23.

That’s how I knew something was really up.” Scherzer revealed that he waived his no-trade clause after speaking to general manager Billy Eppler, who told him that the Mets are looking to ...