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Justin Verlander is one of the more outspoken players in MLB, but he, like his other Houston Astros teammates, has been quiet since the league handed down punishment to the team on Monday. That’s particularly notable in Verlander’s case …
Shut it down, shut it all down. Yu Darvish had been waiting a year and a half to get back at Justin Verlander over a tweet, and he finally got his revenge. First, let’s travel back to April 2018 when Darvish tripped while rounding second base …
Justin Verlander lightened the mood on Wednesday night with a funny defensive play in Game 2 of the World Series against the Washington Nationals. The Houston Astros starter had a 1-2 count on Ryan Zimmerman in the top of the fourth inning of a 2-2 …
Like mother like daughter for the Upton/Verlander family. Kate Upton and husband Justin Verlander had daughter Genevieve last year. Upton does not share any public photos of her daughter’s face, but she did share a great picture on Instagram of …
The Houston Astros made a great defensive play to keep Game 2 of the ALCS tied in the sixth inning, and perhaps nobody was more excited about it than Kate Upton. Upton’s husband Justin Verlander was in trouble with runners on first and second …
Justin Verlander has never been shy about speaking out about the state of Major League Baseball, and he was happy to hold court again Saturday ahead of Game 1 of the ALCS. Verlander suggested that the characteristics of the baseball aren’t a …
The Tampa Bay Rays lost Game 1 of the ALDS 6-2 to the Houston Astros on Friday, and the story was pretty simple. Astros ace Justin Verlander threw seven shutout innings, giving up just one hit and striking out eight. The Rays were completely stymied, …
Justin Verlander is coming off another outstanding season and is showing no signs of slowing down, but it would be unrealistic to think he can continue to put together 20-win seasons well into his 40s, wouldn’t it? He doesn’t seem to …
Kate Upton congratulated her husband Justin Verlander on pitching his third career no-hitter with a nice note Sunday afternoon. Upton’s post on Twitter included a photo of the two together after the Houston Astros won the 2017 World Series. She …
It’s fair to say that Justin Verlander’s Sunday may have been very different if not for a little bit of timely help from teammate Abraham Toro. Verlander was three outs away from a no-hitter, but the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays …
Justin Verlander made history with a dominant no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Verlander walked Cavan Biggio, the second hitter of the game, and then proceeded to retire the next 26 batters in a row en route to his third career …
Justin Verlander was ejected during the sixth inning of Tuesday’s Houston Astros-Tampa Bay Rays game after taking issue with umpire Pat Hoberg’s strike zone. Verlander was leading 9-0 and facing Tampa Bay’s Tommy Pham with one out. …
Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander brought his grievances with a Detroit reporter to light this week in a big way, and the reporter has made his side of the story public. Detroit Free Press sports editor Chris Thomas published a story Saturday …
The Houston Astros created a controversy when they blocked reporter Anthony Fenech from entering the clubhouse immediately after Wednesday’s game, apparently at the request of Justin Verlander. Verlander pitched for the Detroit Tigers from …
The Houston Astros helped Justin Verlander reach another level in his pitching. Their work with him and others has led to a belief that Zack Greinke will also flourish with his new team. In fact, it seems Verlander and Greinke have already gotten …
Two years ago the Houston Astros made a big trade to get Justin Verlander just before the waiver deadline and he helped them win the World Series. This year, the Astros acquired Zack Greinke in a huge deadline deal that they hope will pay off in the …
