Justin Verlander signed a one-year, $25 million deal Wednesday to stay with the Houston Astros, multiple outlets reported.
Verlander, 38, has a player option for 2023, per the reports.
The move comes hours after Verlander declined Houston’s one-year, $18.4 million qualifying offer.
Verlander missed the entire 2021 season after Tommy John surgery in October 2020.
Verlander won his second American League Cy Young Award in 2019 after going 21-6 with a 2.58 ERA and 300 strikeouts in 223 innings.
For his career, the eight-time All-Star is 226-129 with a 3.33 ERA. He has 3,013 strikeouts in 2,988 innings with the Detroit Tigers (2005-17) and Astros. He was the AL Rookie of the Year in 2006 and collected his first Cy Young and the AL Most Valuable Player award in 2011.
Verlander signed a two-year, $66 million extension in March 2019.
–Field Level Media
