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 quickly found he was intrigued by pitching for a San Francisco Giants team that old opponent Buster Posey now runs.
Back when he was the San Francisco Giants’ catcher, Buster Posey once called me Debbie Downer, and I was planning to adopt that persona again in commenting on Posey’s latest bold move. Posey and the Giants signing Justin Verlander to a one-year contract could be viewed as underwhelming.
Verlander has been throwing all offseason in an attempt to stave off the injury issues that ruined his 2024 campaign.
The Giants' president of baseball operations Buster Posey was on the call too ... when he changed the name on the Zoom account to “JUSTIN VERLANDER (not Kate)."
The San Francisco Giants will take a flier on former Cy Young winner and MVP Justin Verlander after whiffing on top free agent ace Corbin Burnes.
For the first time in nearly two decades as a major league pitcher, Justin Verlander didn’t take an offseason break from throwing.