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Max Scherzer (side discomfort) is Mets' most important player
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Fantasy Baseball May 19 Round Up: New York Mets Lose Max Scherzer to Potential Oblique Issue
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Report: Max Scherzer, Mets Nearing Multiyear Contract; NYM's Offer Features $42M AAV, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Max Scherzer: MLB talks center on protecting game's integrity - Los Angeles Times
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Max Scherzer chomping to return to action for the Texas Rangers
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Scherzer Says He 'Fell in Love Immediately' With Mets - Metsmerized Online
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Mets' trade deadline moves likely cost them a shot at Shohei Ohtani - Sports Illustrated
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Max Scherzer: Discussing No-Trade Clause 'Pointless' Until Mets Decide to Sell, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Max Scherzer will start Game 1 for Mets against Padres in playoffs - The Washington Post
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Mets, Max Scherzer Agree To Record-Setting Three-Year Deal - MLB Trade Rumors
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The New York Mets Will Take Carlos Correa, Too - The Ringer
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Max Scherzer nearing three-year deal worth $130 million to join Mets - The Boston Globe
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Nightmare scenario comes true: Max Scherzer signs with New York Mets - Federal Baseball
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