The Mets announced earlier this spring that they intended to split up Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer in the rotation, in part so one could start Opening Day and the other the home opener. Well, Mets fans will be greeting to Verlander at the home opener on April 6th and Scherzer on March 30th in Miami, per Mike Puma.
Scherzer, who started the second game of 2022 behind [checks notes] Tylor Megill, will make his first Opening Day start as a Met. Verlander starting the home opener allows fans in Queens to see the Mets’ biggest free agent signing at the first available game.