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Justin Verlander • #35 • P
Ht/Wt:6'5", 235 lbs.
Born:Feb 20, 1983 (41 yrs) in Manakin-Sabot, VA
Hometown:Manakin-Sabot, VA
Experience:17 years
Drafted:Drafted by Detroit in 2004 (1/2).
Bats:R
Throws:R
Movements & Injuries
2023
8/01/2023 Acquired from the New York Mets
2022
8/30/2022 Right calf injury, 15-day injured list.
7/16/2022 Missed 3 games (personal reasons).
7/13/2022 Personal reasons, day-to-day.
2021
12/13/2021 Re-signed as a free agent by the Houston Astros to a two-year contract.
11/03/2021 Filed for free agency.
11/03/2021 Missed all 162 regular season and all 16 playoff games (tommy john surgery).
2/27/2021 Tommy John surgery, 60-day injured list.
2020
9/29/2020 Not on the Houston Astros Wild Card playoff roster.
9/28/2020 Missed the last 59 regular season games (strained right forearm).
7/27/2020 Strained right forearm, 10-day injured list.
2019
3/23/2019 Signed by the Houston Astros to a two-year contract extension.
2017
9/02/2017 Added to the Houston Astros 25-man roster.
8/31/2017 Acquired from the Detroit Tigers.
2015
6/30/2015 Missed 5 games (back injury).
6/23/2015 Back injury, day-to-day.
6/13/2015 Missed 61 games (right tricep injury).
4/08/2015 Right tricep injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to March 29th, 2015).
4/02/2015 Right tricep injury, day-to-day.
2014
8/23/2014 Missed 11 games (sore right shoulder).
8/12/2014 Sore right shoulder, day-to-day.
2013
3/29/2013 Signed by the Detroit Tigers to a five-year contract extension.
2010
2/04/2010 Re-signed by the Detroit Tigers to a five-year contract.
2009
2/03/2009 Re-signed by the Detroit Tigers to a one-year contract.
2005
7/24/2005 Optioned to Erie (AA).
7/23/2005 Recalled from Erie (AA).
7/05/2005 Optioned to Erie (AA).
7/04/2005 Recalled from Erie (AA).
3/15/2005 Optioned to Lakeland (A).
2004
10/22/2004 Signed by the Detroit Tigers to a five-year contract.
6/07/2004 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd overall) in 2004.
Career Transactions
2017
8/31/2017 Detroit Tigers traded Justin Verlander to the Houston Astros for Franklin Perez, Daz Cameron and Jake Rogers.
2004
6/07/2004 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd overall) in 2004.
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