Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer’s purpose pitch for MLB: Save the starter
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"Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer’s purpose pitch for MLB: Save the starter" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 6 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Motor City Bengals, FOX Sports, MLive.com and MLB.com. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (8)
- Tigers news: Justin Verlander to join Greinke with wild feat Yahoo Sports · 5h ago
- Oscar winner from Detroit to announce Tigers starting lineup for Verlander’s last start MLive.com · 5h ago
- Justin Verlander-Max Scherzer cold war has one last wrinkle before they share a Hall of Fame class Motor City Bengals · 5h ago
- Justin Verlander’s Hall of Fame Case: Career Stats, Awards and Accomplishments FOX Sports · 5h ago
- Justin Verlander farewell weekend: What Tigers fans can expect MLive.com · 5h ago
- Verlander to end fabled career against the man he started it with MLB.com · 5h ago
- Frenemies Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer have one score left to settle The Detroit News · 5h ago
- Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer’s purpose pitch for MLB: Save the starter The New York Times · 5h ago
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