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Justin Verlander

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Justin Brooks Verlander ( VUR-land-ur; born February 20, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, and New York Mets. 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 different languages on Wikipedia. Justin Verlander is the 56th most popular baseball player, the 15,688th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,853rd in 2019) and the 39th most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Justin Verlander ranks 56 out of 91. Before him are Roy Halladay, Koji Uehara, Robinson Canó, Miguel Cabrera, Aaron Judge, and Curt Schilling. After him are Mookie Betts, Iván Rodríguez, Hyun-jin Ryu, Mike Trout, Johan Santana, and Jim Thome.

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Among people born in 1983, Justin Verlander ranks 481. 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 Aditi Sharma.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Justin Verlander ranks 15,695 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 39. Before him are Ernie Banks (1931), Ken Griffey Jr. (1969), Hank Greenberg (1911), Roy Halladay (1977), Aaron Judge (1992), and Curt Schilling (1966). After him are Mookie Betts (1992), Mike Trout (1991), Jim Thome (1970), Max Scherzer (1984), Paul Goldschmidt (1987), and Kirby Puckett (1960).

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