Justin Verlander Makes Announcement About His MLB Future

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00:00Justin Verlander makes announcement about his MLB future.

00:04What in the world is going on with Justin Verlander because the man is cooking?

00:09Seven scoreless innings he's saying, hey, maybe I'm not done yet.

00:13And if you're a Giants fan, this second half resurgence feels like watching an old action hero walk out of the flames unscathed.

00:21Somehow even better than before.

00:23Chase Field Phoenix. Giants vs. Diamondbacks.

00:27Verlander steps on the mound, 42 years old, a full career behind him, maybe one more shot left in the chamber.

00:35And what does he do? Just casually dominate.

00:39Seven shutout innings, just three hits allowed, two walks, and poof.

00:43Like that, he's got everybody remembering who the heck Justin Verlander is.

00:48Now hold on a second, because if you checked in on him a few months back, it was a different story.

00:54A brutal first half of the season.

00:56The numbers were ugly. An 0-8 record, a near-5 ERA. It was rough.

01:02It had people whispering, maybe this is it. Maybe the tank's empty.

01:07The guy flips the script and delivers a 0.87 ERA over his last five starts.

01:13That's not smoke and mirrors, that's 28 strikeouts in 31 innings.

01:16And here's where things get spicy. Verlander's on a one-year deal.

01:21Just $15 million. No contract for next season.

01:24Which means this winter, some front office somewhere is going to have a very interesting conversation

01:30that goes something like,

01:32Hey, you think we could get Verlander on a short-term deal?

01:35Because while 2026 would mark his 21st season in the majors,

01:39the man is pitching like he's got something to prove.

01:42Again.

01:43Remember, this isn't just a good pitcher we're talking about.

01:46This is a nine-time All-Star, a former Cy Young winner,

01:50a guy who's been the face of the mound for nearly two decades.

01:53And now?

01:55Now he's adding one more act to an already legendary career.

01:58So yeah, Justin Verlander's got his fastball back.

02:02And from the looks of it, he's got a whole lot more too.