Not long ago, Buster Posey and Justin Verlander were fierce rivals on the field. While Posey, 37, drew curtains on his career after the 2021 season, Verlander, 41, is still going strong.

Justin Verlander did not initially view the Giants as a potential landing spot in free agency. Other teams reached out to the former Houston Astros ace early this offseason, he said, but not San Francisco.

The San Francisco Giants signed former Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander to a one-year, $15 million deal on Tuesday.

The right-hander, who signed with the Giants in free agency, and president of baseball operations Buster Posey were speaking with reporters via Zoom when one media member forgot to mute his mic and began commenting on the fact that Verlander appeared to be using the Zoom account of his wife, Kate Upton.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Buster Posey and Justin Verlander one ... He made just 17 starts last season for the Houston Astros because of shoulder and neck issues, but said he learned from both and already ...

Justin Verlander found himself in the hot seat after using his wife Kate Upton ’s Zoom account for a recent press conference. During a virtual press event on Monday, January 13, an NBC Sports reporter named Taylor Wirth had a hot mic moment that involved Verlander, 41 — but the MLB player didn’t mind.

Verlander has been throwing all offseason in an attempt to stave off the injury issues that ruined his 2024 campaign.

Ex-Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is going to the Giants on a one-year contract, according to a person with direct knowledge of negotiations.

For the first time in nearly two decades as a major league pitcher, Justin Verlander didn’t take an offseason break from throwing.

Buster Posey and Justin Verlander one day will be together in Cooperstown, but because Posey spent his whole career with the Giants and Verlander has spent just about his entire career in the American League,

If the organization does want to retire No. 35 for good, they could still do so even if Verlander wants to wear the number as long as he's in orange and black. Crawford played with several players who wore No. 22 before Will Clark's number was officially retired three years ago.

Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants have finalized a $15 million, one-year contract. A three-time AL Cy Young Award winner, Verlander joins a projected rotation led by All-Star right-hander Logan Webb.