Justin Verlander did not initially view the Giants as a potential landing spot in free agency. Other teams reached out to the former Houston Astros ace early this offseason, he said, but not San Francisco.
Not long ago, Buster Posey and Justin Verlander were fierce rivals on the field. While Posey, 37, drew curtains on his career after the 2021 season, Verlander, 41, is still going strong.
The San Francisco Giants signed former Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander to a one-year, $15 million deal on Tuesday.
Buster Posey and Justin Verlander one day will be together in Cooperstown, but because Posey spent his whole career with the Giants and Verlander has spent just about his entire career in the American League,
Ex-Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is going to the Giants on a one-year contract, according to a person with direct knowledge of negotiations.
For the first time in nearly two decades as a major league pitcher, Justin Verlander didn’t take an offseason break from throwing.
Verlander has been throwing all offseason in an attempt to stave off the injury issues that ruined his 2024 campaign.
The right-hander, who signed with the Giants in free agency, and president of baseball operations Buster Posey were speaking with reporters via Zoom when one media member forgot to mute his mic and began commenting on the fact that Verlander appeared to be using the Zoom account of his wife, Kate Upton.
Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $15 million, one-year contract, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations.
When Justin Verlander threw his first major-league pitch on July 4, 2005, Buster Posey was a shortstop who had yet to play his first game at Florida State University. When Justin Verlander throws his first major-league pitch for the San Francisco Giants, Buster Posey will be in his first season as the team’s president of baseball operations.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Buster Posey and Justin Verlander one ... He made just 17 starts last season for the Houston Astros because of shoulder and neck issues, but said he learned from both and already ...
Three-time AL Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants have finalized a $15 million, one-year contract.