Baseball pitcher Justin Verlander was in the spotlight, as there were rumors around him singing with the New York Yankees soon. However, the Astros player has officially re-signed with the Houston Astros for the 2022 season.

Notably, Justin has not been on the mound since 2020, because of his surgery, and will look forward to making up for the lost seasons. Houston Astros has signed him with a whopping million offer after he had declined the qualifying offer.

Justin Verlander and Houston Astros contract details

Justin Verlander’s brother and MLB analyst, Ben Verlander, broke the news to the world on his Twitter account. Ben tweeted, “IT’S OFFICIAL. @justinverlander is signing with Houston Astros!”

It was Justin’s brother who also spilled beans on the new deal signed between Justin and the Astros. Houston Astros and Justin have signed a $25 million deal for one year, with a player option for the second year. This happened after Justin had declined Astros’ initial $18.4 million one-year qualifying offer.

Before this, Justin had a three-year contract worth $94 million with the Astros. Interestingly, this was the first time 38-year-old Justin entered the free agency (2021). Well, it did not last long for him, as he was on the radar of not only the Astros but the New York Yankees as well.

New York Yankees had offered Justin a $10 million deal, with a year extension option. However, it looks like Justin wants to continue his future with the Houston Astros. Notably, he has just played one game in the past two seasons for the Astros, so he would definitely look to make up for it.

A look back at Justin Verlander’s career

Justin Verlander officially started his professional baseball career back in 2005, with the Detroit Tigers. From 2005 to 2017, he played for the Tigers, clinching glories for them. In 2017, the ace pitcher was traded to the Houston Astros by the Tigers. Justin then excelled with the Astros and also won the world series along with them in the same year. He also won the Most Valuable Player award in American League Championship Series (2017).

Justin has won the All-star honor eight times in his career, and the Cy Young award two times. In 2019, he also secured the All-MLB first-team honor, given to the best player amongst both the American League and National League.

Justin will now come back on the mound for spring training with the Astros. As Houston Astros missed out on clinching the World Series in 2021, do you think Justin’s comeback will help the team in 2022?

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