Justin Verlander. San Francisco and the veteran righty agreed to a one-year, $15 million deal. It was a major risk with him set to be 42 years old once Opening Day rolled around, especially with him coming off the least productive season of his career in 2024.

Justin Verlander added another memorable chapter to his legendary pitching career Sunday, becoming the 10th pitcher in MLB history to reach 3,500 career strikeouts.

The San Francisco Giants pitcher struck out three batters in the opening inning of their 8-0 loss to the Washington Nationals on Sunday. The third one officially made him just the 10th pitcher in league history to record at least 3,500 strikeouts in his career.