Justin Verlander struck out one and allowed a solo home run while pitching two innings in his spring training debut for the Giants.

Justin Verlander struck out one and allowed a solo home run while pitching two innings in his spring training debut for the San Francisco Giants on Monday. Verlander's first start of the spring came four days after the three-time Cy Young Award winner's 42nd birthday.

Verlander spoke as he prepares to start his first season with the Giants. He does so sitting on 262 career wins and openly shared his hope to become the first pitcher since Randy Johnson in 2009 to reach 300 career wins. And he’s hoping to see some rules change so that he’s not the last pitcher to reach that milestone.

Justin Verlander faced a lot of questions about his future after he endured a rough 2024 campaign with the Houston Astros that saw him post a 5.48 earned run average over 17 starts. After latching on with the San Francisco Giants in free agency this offseason, Verlander has made it clear that he has one big goal laid out in front of him.

Justin Verlander walked to the mound for the first time at Scottsdale Stadium on Monday to the tune of something familiar. Eminem’s “‘Till I Collapse” isn’t a nod to the tenacity of his 20-year career in the big leagues,

Justin Verlander is always going to have a place on an MLB roster until it becomes very clear that he can no longer pitch at a big-league level. Heading into the 2025 season, it was the San Francisco Giants that gave Verlander a shot in free agency,

In his first spring training appearance in a San Francisco Giants uniform, Justin Verlander showed that even a three-time Cy Young Award winner still has to shake off some rust before Opening Day.