Justin Verlander makes huge free agency switch on $15 million contract with MLB star and wife Kate Upton moving again
According to reports, Justin Verlander has reached an agreement to join the San Francisco Giants.
The 41-year-old pitcher left the Houston Astros and became a free agent.
According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, he has now signed a $15 million one-year contract with the Giants.
Due to his previous injury struggles, Verlander was unable to accrue enough games to activate a clause in his Houston contract that would have prolonged his tenure in Texas.
After experiencing neck pain and shoulder irritation in 2024, he only made 17 starts.
After failing to pitch 140 innings, which would have activated his $35 million conditional player option, Verlander became a free agent.
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In his 90 innings pitched for Houston, he had a 5-6 record and a 5.48 ERA, but he was also far from his best when he did take the field.
Verlander, who is getting ready for his 20th season in Major League Baseball, leads all players currently in competition with 262 victories.
The Astros moved him a year into his two-year contract with the New York Mets, ending his second stint with the team.
In order to return to Houston, where he won two World Series from 2017 to 2022, he had to terminate his 86-million deal.
In exchange for minor-league outfielders Ryan Clifford and Drew Gilbert, the Mets sent Verlander to the Astros.
At the time, fans made jokes about Verlander’s wife, Kate Upton, being the main draw for the trade.
In 2014, People magazine named Upton the Sexiest Woman Alive.
In addition to other magazines including Vanity Fair, Vogue, GQ, and Esquire, she has been featured on the cover of SI in 2012, 2013, and 2017.
Kate has been married to future Hall of Famer Verlander since 2017, and her estimated net worth is $280 million.
A year later, Genevieve, their daughter, was born.
Although he acknowledged that last year was difficult, Verlander believes he still has more to offer.
MLB All-Star starters 2024
The American League
C: The Baltimore Orioles’ Adley RutschmanVladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays, first base2B: Texas Rangers’ Marcus Semien3B: Cleveland Guardians’ Jos RamrezSS: Baltimore Orioles’ Gunnar HendersonOF: New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge; OF: Cleveland Guardians’ Steven Kwan; OF: New York Yankees’ Juan SotoDH: Houston Astros’ Yordan Alvarez
League of Nations
C: Milwaukee Brewers’ William Contreras1B: The Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper2B: Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte3B: The Philadelphia Phillies’ Alec BohmSS: Philadelphia Phillies’ Trea TurnerOF: San Diego Padres’ Jurickson ProfarOF: Los Angeles Dodgers’ Teoscar HernándezOF: Milwaukee Brewers’ Christian Yelich isDH: Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani
“I do feel like I have a lot more to offer pitching-wise,” he stated.
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“This year was difficult; I gained a lot of knowledge from it.
“But I really feel like I want to keep pitching and competing, even though I have an offseason to get things right. I’m not yet prepared to leave.”
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