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Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

#35, P,
Houston Astros
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Bio
Height/Weight: 6' 5"/235 lbs
Bat: R
Throw: R
Born: Manakin-Sabot, Virginia
College: Old Dominion
Draft: 2004 1st round (2nd pick) by the
Detroit Tigers
  • Chicago Tribune

    Paul Sullivan: Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 2-run home run — his 1st big league hit — fuels Cubs to 3-1 win over Astros

    CHICAGO — “Where’s the phenom?” coach Willie Harris yelled outside the Chicago Cubs clubhouse Thursday morning. Moments later, Pete Crow-Armstrong appeared from out of the blue and followed Harris down the tunnel toward the cages. One of the most touted Cubs prospects in a room increasingly full of them, Crow-Armstrong went hitless in 14 at-bats last season after his Sept. 11 debut, then ...

  • RotoWire

    MLB Picks: PrizePicks Plays and Strategy for Thursday, April 25

    This article is part of our PrizePicks MLB series. Verlander held the Nationals in check in his first start off the injured list, allowing two runs over six innings. As good as his performance was against the Nationals, he only recorded four strikeouts.

  • Deadspin

    Justin Verlander, Astros aim to slow quick-starting Cubs

    In the Cubs' 7-2 win on Tuesday, Cody Bellinger and Mike Tauchman combined for 798 feet of home runs in the first inning to put Houston in a 5-0 hole. Bellinger hit a two-run, 428-foot shot, and Tauchman ripped a three-run, 370-foot blast. On Wednesday, Dansby Swanson hit a three-run shot to left 369 feet in the first as the Cubs took a 4-0 lead en route to a 4-3 win, handing the Astros their fourth straight loss. "On a day like this, you know runs are going to be hard to come by, and we'll take them however we can get them," Swanson said.