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Back for his age-41 season and the second year of his lucrative contract, shoulder issues again delayed the start to Verlander’s 2024 season, this time for a couple of weeks.
Justin Verlander: Detroit Tigers* 7 years (2013–2019) $180,000,000 $25,714,286 ... before expiration of contract ‡ – entirety of contract salary not guaranteed
Verlander's deal matched the MLB-record average annual value of Verlander's former teammate Max Scherzer, who signed a three-year, $130 million contract following the 2021 season.
A large chunk of the Mets’ expenditures is dead money, with the club covering more than $50 million of salary for pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, both traded in 2023.
December 5 – signed three-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Justin Verlander to a 2-year, $86.7 million contract, which includes a $35 million vesting option for 2025. The Mets also acquired left-handed pitcher Brooks Raley from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor league pitcher Keyshawn Askew.
Justin Brooks Verlander (/ ˈ v ɜːr l æ n d ɜːr / VUR-land-ur; born February 20, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers , Houston Astros and New York Mets throughout a 19-season career.
Justin Verlander can't promise a return to Detroit ... The most important detail is that the contract contains a $35 million vesting option for the 2025 season that is triggered if he throws 140 ...
In 2019, Mike Trout signed a 12-year, $426 million contract with the Angels, the richest contract in the history of North American sports at the time. Alex Rodriguez earned the highest salary in MLB in 2013 at $28,000,000. He also has the highest career earnings in MLB history, as well as a record 13 years with the highest AAV.