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<a href="/biography/justin-verlander">Justin Brooks Verlander</a> is a pro <a href="/biography/justin-verlander">baseball pitcher</a> who currently plays for the Houston Astros.

Background

<a href="/biography/justin-verlander">Justin Brooks Verlander</a> was born on February 20, 1983 in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia.  His parents were Richard and Kathy Verlander. He also had a younger brother named Ben, who is also a baseball outfielder and plays for the Detroit Tigers baseball team. He started his baseball career thanks to his father, Richard, who sent him to The Richmond Baseball Academy.

He studied at the Goochland High School. After finishing high school, he enrolled in Old Dominion University which is located in Norfolk, Virginia. He decided to go to college in his home state of Virginia because he wanted to stay home close to his friends and family. Often, college age students want to go to a school far away from their home and parents because they want to experience life without the help and assistance of their parents. They want to be independent and see how they can develop as people. Justin understood the benefits of going to a school away from home but he felt that living in the same state of his parents was a better option.

Field of Dreams

He was raised in Manakin-Sabot as a young boy who loved the sport of baseball. A lot of Justin’s early memories involved riding bicycles with his friends to the local baseball field. Their summers were filled with dreams of becoming pro ball players. Even though they grew up in the cold eastern state of Virginia, they tried to endure any weather as long as they got to play the sport that they loved. When summer came, they tried to make the most out of it. They didn’t care about anything else, the most important goal during that small window of hot weather was to get onto the baseball field.

Playing baseball with his friends really brought him close to the neighborhoods. They developed a bond with each other because they would spend countless days practicing skills for their passion. The common interest united them together and they promised to be proud of anyone that made it to the pro level from their circle of friends. Justin and his brother would end up being the best of the bunch as became a player for Major League Baseball but he never forgot about his roots and relationships that were developed during his childhood.

Baseball Career

He was a very fast <a href="/biography/justin-verlander">college baseball player</a> and during his first year at Old Dominion. In some speed measurement tests, he reached 87 mph as an excellent and deadly pitcher. In 2003 he pitched for the US national baseball team and produced great results for his home country. He helped the US win a silver medal during the Pan American Games. Justin broke his own strike out record in 2004 and later was chosen by the Colonial Athletic Association for his record of 151 strikeouts.

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In 2005. he signed a contract to join the MLB club, the Detroit Tigers. He made his first appearance in the major leagues on July 4th, 2005. Signing a deal on the Independence Day of the country was a poetic addition to his story because he had previously helped the country win the silver medal during the Olympic Game a few years previous.

In 2006, he became the first rookie pitcher in the history of the game to win ten games in a row before the end of June. At the end of the season was honored with the Rookie of the Year award. He had amazed fans around the world and his peers with his excellent pitching. Not only did he have natural born talent, he had amazing application of his pitching skill that even the most talented batters miss. They couldn’t hit his fast ball because it was coming too fast that them. When someone did hit a home run off him, people would be shocked and surprised.

He received his spotlight in the national media when he was the starting pitcher against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Reyes">Anthony Reyes</a> from the St. Louis Cardinals team during the 2006 World Series. It received a lot of attention because was the first time that two rookies would face off in the first game of the World Series. Unfortunately for Justin, he could not meet the challenge of the moment. His team ended up losing the game and also end up losing the rest of the series.

In 2007, Justin repeated his successful pitching with a result of 183 strikeouts. In 2009, he got 19 wins as a pitcher and the league in that season. He also got third place in the voting for the American League Cy Young Award.

In the 2011, he was selected to his fourth American League All-Star team appearance, but lost the opportunity to participate in the game because of the scheduling conflicts that arose. In that same year, he also won both the 2011 American League Cy Young Award and the American League MVP Award.

With amazing stats on his resume, he was honored named as the American League starting pitcher during the All-Star Game. During the 2016 season, he was announced by the BBWAA as a finalist for the American League Cy Young Award.

Personal Life

Aside from his accomplishments on the field, he also is very active in his charity work. He launched the "Wins For Warriors Foundation" for veterans of the US Military. He also donated over 2 million dollars to the foundation for their mission and operations. He is also involved in different local Detroit charities for the impoverished and helping out with national efforts such as the “Red Cross”.

He is not married yet but he has dated to his beautiful <a href="/biography/kate-upton">supermodel girlfriend</a> <a href="/biography/kate-upton">Kate Upton</a> since 2011. In 2016, they decided to get engaged. His future wife is admired by man men because she is a sexy model and actress. He has a net worth of 60 million dollars and his salary is about $20 million. More personal information about him can be in a book titled “Rocks Across the Pond: Lessons Learned, Stories Told”.

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