Justin Verlander agrees to one-year, $15 million contract with Giants in free agency stunner

Justin Verlander has a new home.

The 41-year-old right-hander agreed to a one-year contract with the Giants on Tuesday, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed.

MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported the deal is worth $15 million.

Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander throws in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Bronx, NY.
Justin Verlander is going to join the Giants. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

The three-time Cy Young Award winner was limited to just 17 starts in 2024 after dealing with both right shoulder inflammation and neck discomfort.

Verlander struggled when he was healthy enough to take the mound, holding a 5.48 ERA across 90 1/3 innings for Houston.

In Verlander, the Giants get an arm to help bolster the depth of the rotation, which already includes Logan Webb and Robbie Ray but lost Blake Snell to the rival Dodgers.

This will be just the second time the future Hall of Famer will pitch in the National League after he spent the first half of the 2023 season with the Mets before he was traded back to Houston, where he had pitched from 2017-22.

Verlander’s Mets contract also came with a $35 million vesting option for 2025 if he passed the 140-inning mark in 2024, which he fell well short of.

Justin Verlander #35 of the Houston Astros pitches in the fourth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game One of the 2022 World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 28, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
Justin Verlander is pitching in the NL for the second time. Getty Images

Had he reached the innings threshold, the Mets would have been on the hook for $17.5 million this coming season.

Verlander enters his age-42 season, his 20th in the big leagues, as MLB’s active leader in wins (262).

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