Justin Verlander is coming back to the Motor City.
The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a one-year, $13 million deal with the three-time Cy Young and one-time American League MVP to return to the team where is Major League Baseball career began.
The Tigers have signed three-time American League Cy Young and nine-time All-Star RHP Justin Verlander to a one-year contract for the 2026 season.
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) February 10, 2026
Welcome home, JV! pic.twitter.com/R1T1378gwn
Justin Verlander signs with #Tigers for one year, $13 million https://t.co/hyx8sfxpiy
— Evan Petzold (@EvanPetzold) February 10, 2026
The future Hall of Famer, nine-time All-Star, and soon-to-be 43-year-old spent the better part of 13 seasons with the Tigers winning the American League MVP and Cy Young Award during the 2011 season while compiling a 183-114 record to go with a 3.49 ERA, 2,373 strikeouts, and 766 walks.
Verlander would go on to win a pair of World Series titles with the Houston Astros in 2017 and 2022 while also collecting two more Cy Young Awards in 2019 and 2022.
