Verlander began his outing by retiring the side in the first inning with two strikeouts, ending the frame by freezing Elly De ...

HOUSTON — He captured championships and Cy Young Awards while authoring a career renaissance few of his counterparts can comprehend, but Justin Verlander’s most indelible memory as a Houston ...

CINCINNATI — Justin Verlander would be a first-ballot ... who attended College Park High School in Pleasant Hill, hit an opposite-field solo home run off reliever Spencer Bivens to give the ...

HOUSTON — Justin Verlander was never dead set on joining the San Francisco Giants at the beginning of the offseason. Verlander and Jim Crane, the owner of the Houston Astros, each had interest ...

Verlander did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Reds, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk with five strikeouts over five innings.

When former Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander stepped off the mound after 4 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Angels last September, he didn't realize the significance of the moment.

Kyle Harrison was four years old when Justin Verlander began ... 35 back in high school at De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif. Luckily for Verlander, Harrison, too, gave him his blessing.

Aside from mentoring other pitchers, Justin Verlander will look to improve his performance on the mound. Last season with the Houston Astros, he had a career-high 5.48 ERA in 17 starts.

Promising: Justin Verlander felt (and looked ... which ties the season high from any game last season. All of them came in the sixth inning or later, squashing any momentum the lineup might ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Three-time American League Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander turned 42 years old on Thursday, ...