Justin Verlander returns to Tigers on a one-year, $13 million deal

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/verlander-justin/UHlbEjWC/"]Verlander[/a] returns to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-tigers/0QIlt8pi/"]Detroit[/a] as one of the most decorated pitchers in MLB history. The 2011 American League Most Valuable Player with the Tigers, he won World Series titles with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/houston-astros/lfZXonNq/"]Houston Astros[/a] in 2017 and 2022.[/p][embed guid="b01419a2-13ff-477e-b7b3-624e2d49ef9b" url="https://x.com/tigers/status/2021291048895488383?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Verlander turns 43 on February 20th, but said after a rollercoaster 2025 campaign with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-francisco-giants/bRZ9b6xj/"]San Francisco Giants[/a] that he wanted to return for a 21st MLB season. He will join a powerful Tigers pitching rotation that includes reigning AL Cy Young winner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/skubal-tarik/zuS2jB1J/"]Tarik Skubal[/a] and free agent acquisition [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/valdez-framber/bmDRXrqq/"]Framber Valdez[/a].[/p][p]A nine-time All-Star, Verlander has thrown three no-hitters in his career and has the most innings pitched, strikeouts, and wins among active players. His 3,553 career strikeouts place him eighth on the all-time list.[/p][p]With the Giants last season, he went 4-11 with a 3.85 earned run average with 137 strikeouts in 152 innings pitched. Over his career, he is 266-158 with an ERA of 3.32.[/p][p]Verlander spent his first 13 seasons in Detroit, then enjoyed a stellar stint with the Astros from 2017-2022, although he missed the entire 2021 campaign recovering from elbow ligament surgery.[/p][p]He signed a two-year, $86.6 million contract with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-mets/I5wWW4UM/"]New York Mets[/a] after the 2022 season and made 16 starts for them before he was traded back to Houston in August of 2023.[/p][embed guid="fee3c5d6-ccb2-4901-a84e-3a76a32dcbcd" url="https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/2021320496214622416?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]