Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants have finalized a $15 million, one-year contract. A three-time AL Cy Young Award winner, Verlander joins a projected rotation led by All-Star right-hander Logan Webb.

San Francisco took a risk, but if his career is any indication, it was a risk worth taking. The San Francisco Giants signed future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander to a one-year contract that took the MLB world by surprise.

When Justin Verlander threw his first major-league pitch on July 4, 2005, Buster Posey was a shortstop who had yet to play his first game at Florida State University. When Justin Verlander throws his first major-league pitch for the San Francisco Giants, Buster Posey will be in his first season as the team’s president of baseball operations.

Justin Verlander #35 of the Houston Astros throws a pitch during the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on September

Justin Verlander speaks to the media after being introduced as a San Francisco Giant for the 2025 season.Verlander excited to begin ‘new chapter' with Giants in San Francisco originally appeared on

The San Francisco Giants made one of the biggest surprises of free agency when they signed three-time Cy Young winning pitcher Justin Verlander to a one-year deal worth $15 million last week. Though the fit made a lot of sense due to the Giants need in the rotation for another high-upside starter plus the veteran leadership he brings to a young staff,