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JUSTIN VERLANDER #35 - PITCHER - HOUSTON ASTROS
5-6 W-L •
1.38 WHIP •
5.48 ERA
5-6 W-L
1.38 WHIP
5.48 ERA
Soto, Burnes, Buehler, Fried among 136 who become free agents with 64 more awaiting pending options
Outfielder Juan Soto, pitchers Corbin Burnes, Walker Buehler and Max Fried, first baseman Pete Alonso, third baseman Alex Bregman, outfielder Anthony Santander and shortstop Willy...NOVEMBER 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MLB Free Agents List
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Plans to continue pitching in 2025 Verlander said Wednesday that he planned to continue his major-league career in 2025, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Impact Verlander -- who will turn 42 in February -- battled through a disappointing 2024 season, finishing with a 5.48 ERA and 74:27 K:BB over 90.1 innings covering 17 starts before being left off the Astros wild-card series roster. He began the year on the injured list with a shoulder problem and also missed substantial time with a neck issue, an injury which he has indicated he might have come back too soon from and could have affected his performance. Given his age and the season he just had, Verlander will enter free agency with question marks, but he shouldn't have trouble finding a team willing to take a shot on a bounce-back showing in 2025.
OCTOBER 3 • ROTOWIRE
Verlander heads to free agency with 'a lot more to give' HOUSTON -- As perhaps the only active pitcher with a chance to reach 300 career wins, Justin Verlander said Wednesday his career is far from...
OCTOBER 3 • MLB.COM
Astros face uncertain future with Bregman and Verlander after early playoff exit
Houston’s early playoff exit means Alex Bregman and Justin Verlander might have played their last games for the AstrosOCTOBER 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yordan Álvarez, Chas McCormick on Astros wild-card series roster; Justin Verlander left off
Three-time Cy Young winner Justin Verlander has been left off the Astros' wild-card round roster while Yordan Álvarez and Chas McCormick bot...OCTOBER 1
Justin Verlander left off Astros' Wild Card Series roster, but Yordan Alvarez is back
The Houston Astros left three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander off the roster for their AL Wild Card Series against Detroit but did include injured slugger Yordan Alvare...OCTOBER 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Excluded from wild-card roster Verlander is not on the Astros' roster for the American League Wild Card Series versus the Tigers, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Impact Verlander's absence from the roster, while perhaps jarring, is not a surprise, as he wasn't going to make a start in the series and was unlikely to be carried as a reliever. Whether he's on the ALDS roster, should the Astros advance, is a bigger question. Ronel Blanco and Spencer Arrighetti will be available in relief for Houston in the wild-card series.
OCTOBER 1 • ROTOWIRE
Justin Verlander helps Astros edge Guardians Justin Verlander allowed three early runs but grinded out six innings, and the Houston Astros used a three-run second to beat the host Cleve...
SEPTEMBER 29 • SACBEE.COM
Justin Verlander earns his 262nd win as AL West champion Astros beat Guardians 4-3
Justin Verlander gave up three runs in six innings for his 262nd victory and the AL West champion Houston Astros beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3SEPTEMBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Grabs win in final start Verlander (5-6) picked up the win Saturday against the Guardians, allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out five over six innings.
Impact Verlander completed six innings for the first time since May, as he tossed just his sixth quality start of the season. Verlander will have to wait and see if he did enough against the Guardians to make the Astros postseason roster. The 41-year-old has been a shell of his former self as of late, as he entered Saturday's start with a 10.90 ERA in 17.1 innings in September.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
Grabs win in Cleveland Verlander (5-6) picked up the win Saturday against the Guardians, allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out five over six innings. He did not issue a walk.
Impact Verlander completed six innings for the first time since May, as he tossed just his sixth quality start of the season. Verlander will have to wait and see if he did enough against the Guardians to make the postseason roster. The 41-year-old has been a shell of his former self as of late, as he entered Saturday's start with a 10.90 ERA in 17.1 innings in September.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
Astros' Justin Verlander aims to end struggles in clash with Guardians With the Guardians and Houston Astros currently holding the second and third seeds in the American League playoffs, respectively, their thre...
SEPTEMBER 28 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
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SEPTEMBER 21 • THESTATE.COM
Shaky in no-decision Verlander came away with a no-decision in Friday's 9-7 win over the Angels, surrendering six runs on eight hits and a walk over 4.2 innings. He struck out four.
Impact The 41-year-old righty got staked to a 6-1 lead after three innings, but Verlander couldn't stick around long enough to qualify for the win, getting the hook after 86 pitches (60 strikes). Verlander hasn't lasted more than five innings in any of his six starts since coming off the IL in late August, and his 8.89 ERA, 1.79 WHIP and 18:10 K:BB through 27.1 innings over that stretch makes it uncertain if he even has enough left in the tank to be part of Houston's postseason rotation. Verlander is scheduled to make one more regular-season start, on the road next weekend in Cleveland.
SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE
After latest tough start, Houston's Verlander says he believes he returned from neck injury too soon
Justin Verlander missed almost two months this summer with a neck injurySEPTEMBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tucker, Bregman and Meyers homer to help Astros to 9-7 win over Angels
Kyle Tucker had four hits, including a home run, and Jake Meyers and Alex Bregman both hit home runs while combining for six RBIs to help the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles An...SEPTEMBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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SEPTEMBER 21 • MLB.COM
Angels look to stop road slide, play the Astros
The Los Angeles Angels hit the road against the Houston Astros looking to stop a three-game road losing streakSEPTEMBER 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Angels News: Eric Wagaman achieves dream, picks up first MLB hit against Justin Verlander Eric Wagaman’s MLB Debut: A Moment to Remember.
SEPTEMBER 15 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Earns first win since May Verlander (4-6) picked up the win over the Angels on Saturday, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks over five innings while striking out two.
Impact Verlander actually got off to a rough start, issuing back-to-back walks and an RBI single to open the bottom of the first. However, he would then go on to retire 15 of the next 18 batters he faced before leaving the contest, allowing one more run on an Eric Wagaman double over that stretch. It marked the first win for the veteran right-hander since May 24 against Oakland, and it was only the second time in his last seven starts that he allowed fewer than four runs. Following the win, Verlander still carries a 10.66 ERA over three September outings to go along with an ugly 5:7 K:BB.
SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE
Verlander gets 1st win since May as Astros beat Angels 5-3
Justin Verlander picked up his first win since returning from a neck injury and Yordan Alvarez hit a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning as the Houston Astros defeated the Los An...SEPTEMBER 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Astros' Justin Verlander aims to get back on track vs. Angels The Houston Astros haven’t punched their ticket to the playoffs just yet.But for Justin Verlander, the postseason may as well begin Saturday...
SEPTEMBER 14 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Angels aim to break skid in matchup with the Astros
The Los Angeles Angels will try to stop a three-game slide when they play the Houston AstrosSEPTEMBER 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
