Justin Verlander’s outlook, Royals eye Bryan Reynolds and more notes: Rosenthal By Ken Rosenthal July 3, 2025 6:00 am EDT In 2025, now with the San Francisco Giants, Verlander has a 0-5 record after 12 starts. In year 20, Verlander is struggling mightily. He has a 4.52 ERA and has yet to win a game this season. At age 42, Verlander finds himself in a position he is not used to, and his recent struggles have raised questions about his future as one of the game’s elite pitchers. With only 24 hurlers in MLB history reaching the 300-win mark, and just four since 1990, Verlander’s current total of 262 wins feels further away than ever. Verlander (center) in the Florida Instructional League in September 2005 Verlander made his MLB debut on July 4, 2005. He went 0–2 with a 7.15 ERA in his only two starts of the season. He made the 2006 Tigers roster out of spring training. In his first full Major League season, Verlander went 17–9 with a 3.63 ERA, striking out 124 batters in 186 innings. On July 4, 2006, at McAfee Coliseum UPDATED: March 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM PDT CINCINNATI — Logan Webb was eight-years-old when Justin Verlander made his major-league debut on July 4, 2005. Justin Verlander enters the 2025 season with 262 career wins, three Cy Young awards, one MVP award and a one-year, $15 million contract with the Giants. The 42-year-old right-hander is pitching Verlander made his MLB debut with the Detroit Tigers on July 4, 2005, against the Cleveland Indians. Although his first taste of the majors was brief, it provided a glimpse of his immense potential. The Detroit Tigers drafted Verlander with the second overall pick in the 2004 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut on July 4, 2005, for the Detroit Tigers. Barry Bonds Bobblehead Giveaway is July 12! Get tickets now Sixteen years later, Seymour returned to the South Side for yet another unforgettable moment. The Giants’ No. 20 prospect per MLB Pipeline made his Major League debut in a 5-2 loss to the White Sox on Sunday afternoon, serving as a bright spot on an otherwise grim day for San Francisco. Verlander struck out four and allowed four earned runs in a 6-0 loss to the now- Cleveland Guardians in his MLB debut. The box score is a fun trip back in time, especially for any Immaculate The 3,000-strikeout club, one of baseball's most exclusive, has a new member, and it's Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw became just the 20th pitcher to reach the 3,000-K mark, adding to this list (date of 3,000th strikeout in parentheses): Walter Johnson (July 22, 1923) Bob Gibson (July 17, 1974) Gaylord Perry (Oct. 7/4/05: Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander picks up his first strikeout in the Majors Check out for our full archive of videos, and subscribe on — Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) February 24, 2025 To be completely accurate, Dollander would have actually only been three and a half when Verlander made his MLB debut on July 4, 2005. Giants' Justin Verlander seeks first win of 2025 vs. White Sox Justin Verlander's road to 300 career victories has hit a big roadblock so far in 2025. Justin Verlander plans to keep pitching two decades after his MLB debut. Onlookers may feel the Houston Astros starting pitcher reached the end of the line during a brutal 2024 campaign. In a Verlander, who became the oldest pitcher to start a game for the Giants since Hall of Famer Randy Johnson in 2009, took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the fifth, but he surrendered a game-tying single to Elly De La Cruz, which forced him to settle for a no-decision in his San Francisco debut. The 3,000-strikeout club has grown by one, with Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers whiffing the Chicago White Sox's Vinny Capra in the sixth inning on Wednesday, becoming the 20th pitcher Justin Verlander's brother, Ben, reacted to some incredible baseball facts dating back to when the Giants pitcher made his MLB debut. Justin Verlander was selected by the Detroit Tigers as the second overall pick in the 2004 MLB Draft, and he made his MLB debut on July 4, 2005. He played for the Tigers from 2005 to 2017 before Bot 8 SF 2 CWS 5 Result of AB Carson Seymour completes scoreless inning in debut AB: Andrew Benintendi P: Carson Seymour ️ 🔥 June 29, 2025
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