There will be no Justin Verlander reunion. At least, not in Detroit.
Verlander, the right-handed ace and two-time Cy Young Award winner, is re-signing with the Houston Astros, according to his brother, Ben Verlander, who made the announcement on Twitter on Wednesday night.
The news came hours after Verlander turned down a qualifying offer from the Astros worth more than $18 million for 2022. The contract is for $25 million for 2022, according to Mark Berman of Fox 26 in Houston, with a player option for 2023.
Verlander, who will be 39 in February, is coming off Tommy John surgery that has limited him to just one start and six innings over the past two seasons.