SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time in nearly two decades as a major league pitcher, Justin Verlander didn’t take an off-season break from throwing. He needed to keep a baseball in his hand so his ...

Verlander has been his best with the Astros, but they dropped him out of the playoff roster last season. The All-Star pitcher battled several injuries in 2024, and his pitching was a disaster.

Advertisement Still, velocity is something to watch for every pitcher, and it’s even more relevant for a quadragenarian. In four different starts after he was hurt last season, Verlander’s ...

SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time in nearly two decades as a major league pitcher, Justin Verlander didn't take an off-season break from throwing. He needed to keep a baseball in his hand so ...

Justin Verlander, a prominent right-hand pitcher, has joined the San Francisco Giants after leaving the Houston Astros. Despite being in his 40s, Verlander aims to prove he still possesses his ...

The San Francisco Giants had hoped they would land Corbin Burnes in free agency, a move that would have fortified their starting rotation with one of baseball’s ...

Veterans have told Verlander, who will be 42 in February, that he will know when he knows. As he enters his first year in San Francisco, he knows that time is not now, and that pitching until he ...

But they don’t win championships without a truly remarkable and productive pitching staff. After adding three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander to the group, it’s going to be a ...

Newly acquired San Francisco Giants pitcher Justin Verlander's passion for the game is not something to question, as the right-hander "plans to pitch until he's 45," he told reporters.

It has been a decent offseason so far for the San Francisco Giants, who are hoping to improve after a couple of poor seasons.