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Justin Verlander

1983 - Today

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Justin Brooks Verlander ( VUR-land-ur; born February 20, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, New York Mets, and San Francisco Giants. A three-time Cy Young Award winner, an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award recipient, and a two-time World Series champion, Verlander is considered to be one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history. Born in Manakin Sabot, Virginia, Verlander attended Old Dominion University (ODU) and played college baseball for the Monarchs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Justin Verlander is the 63rd most popular baseball player (down from 58th in 2024), the 15,814th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,853rd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Justin Verlander ranks 63 out of 91. Before him are Masahiro Tanaka, Robinson Canó, Miguel Cabrera, Aaron Judge, Curt Schilling, and Shin-Soo Choo. After him are Mookie Betts, Alfonso Soriano, Hiroki Kuroda, Iván Rodríguez, Hyun-jin Ryu, and Freddie Freeman.

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Among people born in 1983, Justin Verlander ranks 494. Before him are Britta Steffen, Ana Rucner, Nadine Koutcher, Didier Ovono, Ayako Kitamoto, and Meseret Defar. After him are Andranik Teymourian, Rafe Spall, André Bahia, Michael Turner, Katia Winter, and Carlos Corberán.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Justin Verlander ranks 15,821 out of 20,380. Before him are Brad Paisley (1972), Mark Dindal (1960), Nima Arkani-Hamed (1972), Connie Carpenter-Phinney (1957), Shawn Marion (1978), and Wallace Roney (1960). After him are Bryan Fuller (1969), Raven-Symoné (1985), Sherwood C. Spring (1944), Cosmo Jarvis (1989), Mel Pender (1937), and Marie Osmond (1959).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Justin Verlander ranks 42. Before him are Hank Greenberg (1911), Roy Halladay (1977), Mike Piazza (1968), Clayton Kershaw (1988), Aaron Judge (1992), and Curt Schilling (1966). After him are Mookie Betts (1992), Freddie Freeman (1989), Mike Trout (1991), Jim Thome (1970), Manny Machado (1992), and Max Scherzer (1984).

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