Justin Verlander, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Baseball pitcher
Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1983
Place of Birth: Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
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About Justin Verlander
- Justin Brooks Verlander (born February 20, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).
- He has also played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers. From Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, Verlander attended Old Dominion University (ODU) and played college baseball for the Monarchs.
- He broke the Monarchs' and Colonial Athletic Association's career records for strikeouts.
- At the 2003 Pan American Games, Verlander helped lead the United States national team to a silver medal. The Tigers selected Verlander with the second overall pick of the 2004 MLB draft.
- He made his major league debut with the Tigers in 2005, and played there for 12 years as the ace in their starting rotation, as a key figure in four consecutive American League (AL) Central division championships (from 2011 to 2014) and two AL Pennants (in 2006 and 2012).
- He is among the career pitching leaders for the Tigers, including ranking second in strikeouts (2,373), seventh in wins (183), and eighth in innings pitched (2,511).
- The Tigers traded Verlander to the Astros before the 2017 trade deadline, and he went undefeated in his first five starts heading into the postseason.
- He was named MVP, and was co-winner of the Babe Ruth Award as the Astros won the 2017 World Series.
- In 2018, Verlander became the 114th pitcher in major league history to earn 200 career wins, also becoming the 20th-fastest to reach the milestone (412 starts).
- In 2019, Verlander became the sixth pitcher in MLB history to throw three career no-hitters and struck out his 3,000th batter, becoming the 18th pitcher in major league history to do so. Verlander is an eight-time MLB All-Star, and has led the AL in strikeouts five times, and in wins twice.
- He was the AL Rookie of the Year in 2006, and in 2007 pitched the first no-hitter at Comerica Park, versus the Milwaukee Brewers.
- In 2009, he led the AL in wins and strikeouts, both for the first time.
- Verlander produced his most successful season in 2011, including his second career no-hitter versus the Toronto Blue Jays.
- By season's end, Verlander won the Pitching Triple Crown, the AL Cy Young Award unanimously, the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, and the Sporting News Player of the Year Award.
- In 2019, Verlander had his first career 300-strikeout season and won his second Cy Young award.
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