Justin Verlander

Quick Facts

Full Name	Justin Verlander
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 20, 1983(1983-02-20)
Age	41
Birthplace	Manakin-Sabot
Country	United States
Birth City	Virginia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Justin Verlander Biography

Justin Verlander is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on February 20, 1983 in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, United States. All-Star pitcher who took home the AL MVP and AL Cy Young Award with the Detroit Tigers in 2011. The Tigers named him American League Rookie of the Year in 2006 and was invited for be a part of the AL All-Star game in six occasions from 2007 until 2013. In 2017 the year he was transferred for Houston Astros. Houston Astros, and he helped the Astros win their first World Series title that year.

He along with He and Max Scherzer pitched together on the Tigers from 2010 to 2014. pitched together for the Tigers from 2010 until 2014.

By the end of the season, Verlander had won the Triple Crown of pitching in the AL, leading the league in wins (24), strikeouts (250; tied for sixth most in Tigers history) and ERA (2.40). Los Angeles Dodgers left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw had clinched the National League (NL) Triple Crown earlier in the week, making it the first season since 1924 featuring a Triple Crown pitcher in both leagues. Verlander also led the AL in innings pitched (251) and win-loss percentage (.828; sixth-best in Tigers history), while posting a Major League best 0.92 WHIP. Throughout the season, he never had an outing in which he threw fewer than six innings or 100 pitches. Through 2011, Verlander had the best career strikeouts/9 innings percentage in Tigers history (8.3), and the second-best career win–loss percentage (.652; also the fourth-best percentage of all active pitchers).

Justin Brooks Verlander (born February 20, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers.

The Verlanders are the children of Richard and Kathy Verlander. He started with model He is the son of Richard and Kathy Verlander. He began dating supermodel Kate Upton in the fall of 2011 and the couple got married in 2017. In November 2018, he and Kate welcomed a daughter named Genevieve. in the fall of 2011, and the couple was married in the year 2017. In November of 2018 Kate and Kate welcomed their daughter, named Genevieve.

Justin Verlander Net Worth

Justin Verlander is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Justin Verlander 's net worth $95 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was throwing at the mid-80s by when he graduated from high school.

He was able to throw two no-hitters during the first six MLB seasons in 2007, one in 2007 the second in 2011. He was awarded two times the AL Cy Young Award with the Astros in 2019.

Verlander has thrown 30 consecutive scoreless innings in the postseason against the Athletics, a major league record for a pitcher versus one team, surpassing Christy Mathewson’s 28 scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Athletics from 1905–11. Verlander is the second pitcher in Major League history with 10 or more strikeouts and zero runs allowed in back-to-back postseason games, joining Sandy Koufax in Games 5 and 7 of the 1965 World Series.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Justin Verlander height 6 ft 5 in Justin weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Justin Verlander Dating?

According to our records, Justin Verlander married to Kate Upton (m. 2017). As of December 1, 2023, Justin Verlander’s is not dating anyone.

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From Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, Verlander attended Old Dominion University (ODU) and played college baseball for the Monarchs. He broke the Monarchs’ and Colonial Athletic Association’s career records for strikeouts. At the 2003 Pan American Games, Verlander helped lead the United States national team to a silver medal.

Facts & Trivia

Justin Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Justin Verlander celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.

The Tigers selected Verlander with the second overall pick of the 2004 MLB draft. He made his major league debut with the Tigers in 2005, and played there for 12 years as the ace in their starting rotation, as a key figure in four consecutive American League (AL) Central division championships (from 2011 to 2014) and two AL Pennants (in 2006 and 2012). He is among the career pitching leaders for the Tigers, including ranking second in strikeouts (2,373), seventh in wins (183), and eighth in innings pitched (2,511). The Tigers traded Verlander to the Astros before the 2017 trade deadline, and he went undefeated in his first five starts heading into the postseason. He was named MVP, and was co-winner of the Babe Ruth Award as the Astros won the 2017 World Series. In 2018, Verlander became the 114th pitcher in major league history to earn 200 career wins, also becoming the 20th-fastest to reach the milestone (412 starts). In 2019, Verlander became the sixth pitcher in MLB history to throw three career no-hitters and struck out his 3,000th batter, becoming the 18th pitcher in major league history to do so.

What is Verlander's record?

GW-LERA
464| 232-131| 3.30

Who is Justin Verlander's wife?

Kate Upton

Who does Verlander pitch for now?

Astros’ Justin Verlander: Tosses five scoreless innings 1, 2019. The right- hander’s velocity has also been improving following his Tommy John surgery, and his fastball topped out at 98.3 mph in the first inning Sunday.

Why is Verlander not with the team?

He then missed the entire 2021 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Verlander is attempting to become just the 10th pitcher to come back from Tommy John surgery after undergoing the procedure at 37 years or older, according to MLB.

Who is the oldest pitcher in MLB?

PlayerPosAge
Jamie Moyer| P| 49 years, 191 days
Hughie Jennings*| SS/1B| 49 years, 153 days
Julio Franco| INF| 49 years, 25 days
Gabby Street| C| 48 years, 355 days