{"id":138379,"date":"2026-07-08T16:37:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:37:03","slug":"justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379","title":{"rendered":"Justin Verlander announces he will retire after this season: ‘I’ve realized that time has come’"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

One of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball<\/a> will be hanging up his cleats after this season.<\/p>\n

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander<\/a> announced on Wednesday that the 2026 season will be his last.<\/p>\n

Amid an injury-riddled season with the Detroit Tigers, Verlander decided that it’s time to go.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“This season has challenged me in ways I haven\u2019t experienced before, both physically and mentally. I\u2019ve always believed that as long as I could compete at the level I expect of myself, I\u2019d keep playing. I never wanted to retire because of a milestone, a number, or a date on the calendar. I wanted the game to tell me when it was time. Over the last several months, I\u2019ve realized that time has come,” Verlander said in a social media post.<\/p>\n

“While I\u2019m fully committed to giving my team everything I have for the rest of this season, I\u2019ve decided this will be my last. It\u2019s fitting that I get to finish where it all started \u2013 with the Detroit Tigers, the organization that drafted me and gave me my first opportunity.”<\/p>\n

Verlander inked a one-year deal with the Tigers over the offseason, with whom he spent his first 12-and-a-half seasons before being traded to the Houston Astros<\/a>. There, he returned to dominance, winning both of his World Series titles and two of his Cy Young Awards.<\/p>\n

“Baseball has given me more than I could have imagined. It taught me discipline, resilience, and the value of continuing to adapt and evolve. I\u2019ve been fortunate to play with and against incredible players, for outstanding organizations, and compete in-front of fans who deeply appreciate the game,” Verlander added in his announcement.<\/p>\n

PHILLIES STAR SAYS ‘BS RULE’ IS KEEPING HIM FROM BEING NAMED ALL-STAR IN FRONT OF HOME CROWD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“To every teammate, coach, player, clubhouse attendant, and fan who has been part of this journey \u2013 thank you. It\u2019s been a privilege to share the field with you. To my family, especially my wife Kate, thank you for standing beside me through every season, every rehab, and every high and low. I couldn\u2019t have done this without you. It\u2019s time for the next chapter. But first, I\u2019m excited to finish this season the only way I know how – with everything I\u2019ve got.”<\/p>\n

Verlander is the active leader with 3,554 strikeouts, which is good for eighth all-time. He needs 21 to surpass Don Sutton and 87 to pass Tom Seaver.<\/p>\n

The 43-year-old made his MLB debut<\/a> in 2005 and won the American League Rookie of the Year Award the following season in what was just a small glimpse of what was to come.<\/p>\n

Verlander was a Cy Young Award finalist on four other occasions, consistently near the top of the leaderboard in just about every pitching stat. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred gave Verlander a Legend’s exemption to this year’s Midsummer Classic, making him a 10-time All-Star.<\/p>\n

One could argue that Verlander should have at least one more Cy Young Award on his mantle, but he is nonetheless on the fast track to Cooperstown and very much in the conversation to join Mariano Rivera as the only player unanimously elected to the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Verlander’s best season came in 2022, when he pitched to a career-best 1.75 ERA along with a 0.829 WHIP. However, that came after he missed the entire 2021 season due to Tommy John surgery for an injury he suffered after pitching just one inning in the abbreviated 2020 season.<\/p>\n

He won his first Cy Young Award in 2011, when he was also awarded the MVP Award, and his second in 2019. Verlander’s 11 seasons between his first and final Cy Young Awards are the second-most behind Roger Clemens, who had 18 seasons between his first and seventh.<\/p>\n

Verlander led the majors in innings and WHIP four times while recording the most strikeouts in three seasons.<\/p>\n

Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s <\/em><\/strong>sports coverage on X<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and subscribe to <\/em><\/strong>the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/justin-verlander-announces-retire-after-season-time-has-come <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball will be hanging up his cleats after this season. Three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-138379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nJustin Verlander announces he will retire after this season: 'I've realized that time has come' - Wall Street PR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Justin Verlander announces he will retire after this season: 'I've realized that time has come' - Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball will be hanging up his cleats after this season. Three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-08T20:37:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"715\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"423\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\"},\"headline\":\"Justin Verlander announces he will retire after this season: ‘I’ve realized that time has come’\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-08T20:37:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379\"},\"wordCount\":695,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Market News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379\",\"name\":\"Justin Verlander announces he will retire after this season: 'I've realized that time has come' - Wall Street PR\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-08T20:37:03+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Justin Verlander announces he will retire after this season: ‘I’ve realized that time has come’\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"description\":\"Latest News From WallStreet\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"width\":537,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"Wall Street PR\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Justin Verlander announces he will retire after this season: 'I've realized that time has come' - Wall Street PR","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Justin Verlander announces he will retire after this season: 'I've realized that time has come' - Wall Street PR","og_description":"One of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball will be hanging up his cleats after this season. Three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin […]","og_url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379","og_site_name":"Wall Street PR","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","article_published_time":"2026-07-08T20:37:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":715,"height":423,"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36"},"headline":"Justin Verlander announces he will retire after this season: ‘I’ve realized that time has come’","datePublished":"2026-07-08T20:37:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379"},"wordCount":695,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Market News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379","name":"Justin Verlander announces he will retire after this season: 'I've realized that time has come' - Wall Street PR","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-07-08T20:37:03+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/justin-verlander-announces-he-will-retire-after-this-season-ive-realized-that-time-has-come-138379#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Justin Verlander announces he will retire after this season: ‘I’ve realized that time has come’"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","name":"Wall Street PR","description":"Latest News From WallStreet","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization","name":"Wall Street PR","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","width":537,"height":70,"caption":"Wall Street PR"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138379"},{"taxonomy":"stock_ticker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stock_ticker?post=138379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}