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The
Contract
Details:
While
the
headline
figure
is $13
million,
the
Tigers’
front
office
utilized
some
creative
accounting
to fit
the
veteran
Verlander
onto a
roster
already
featuring
high-priced
stars. |
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He's
Back:
Justin
Verlander
Returns
to the
Detroit
Tigers
on a
One-Year
Deal
Dusty
Schoenherr
- Sports
Tell Us
Detroit
News
LAKELAND,
Fla. -
In a
move
that has
sent
shockwaves
of
nostalgia
and
excitement
through
the
Motor
City,
the
Detroit
Tigers
officially
announced
Tuesday
that
they
have
signed
veteran
right-hander
Justin
Verlander
to a
one-year
contract
for the
2026
season.
The
deal,
worth
$13
million
guaranteed,
marks a
historic
"full-circle"
moment
for the
43-year-old
future
Hall of
Famer,
who
spent
the
first 13
seasons
of his
career
in a
Tigers
uniform.
The
Contract
Details
While
the
headline
figure
is $13
million,
the
Tigers’
front
office
utilized
some
creative
accounting
to fit
the
veteran
onto a
roster
already
featuring
high-priced
stars.
Base
Salary:
$13
million
for
2026.
Deferrals:
$11
million
of the
deal is
deferred,
with
payments
scheduled
to begin
in 2030.
Luxury
Tax
Impact:
By
deferring
the bulk
of the
salary,
the
Tigers
remain
just
under
the $244
million
luxury
tax
threshold,
allowing
them to
maintain
financial
flexibility
for the
upcoming
season.
Coming
Home
Verlander,
who
originally
debuted
with
Detroit
in 2005,
returns
to the
franchise
where he
won the
2006
Rookie
of the
Year,
the 2011
AL MVP,
and the
first of
his
three Cy
Young
Awards.
After
being
traded
to
Houston
in
2017—where
he
secured
two
World
Series
rings—and
brief
stints
with the
Mets and
Giants,
Verlander
expressed
that a
return
to
Detroit
was
always
on his
mind.
"Back
where it
all
started,"
Verlander
posted
on
social
media
shortly
after
the news
broke,
sharing
a
highlight
reel set
to
Eminem's
music.
A
"Stacked"
2026
Rotation
The
signing
comes at
a
critical
time for
the
Tigers.
Following
a
season-ending
injury
to
right-hander
Reese
Olson,
the team
needed a
reliable
veteran
to
bolster
what is
suddenly
one of
the most
formidable
rotations
in the
American
League.
Verlander
joins a
staff
that
includes:
Tarik
Skubal:
The
reigning
AL Cy
Young
winner.
Framber
Valdez:
Signed
just
last
week to
a
massive
three-year,
$115
million
deal.
Jack
Flaherty
& Casey
Mize:
Rounding
out a
high-powered
starting
five.
By the
Numbers
Despite
his age,
Verlander
proved
he still
has gas
in the
tank
during
his 2025
campaign
with the
San
Francisco
Giants.
After a
slow
start,
he
finished
the
second
half of
the
season
with a
2.60 ERA
over his
final 13
starts.
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