The Houston Astros and ace Justin Verlander have agreed to a two-year, $66 million contract extension through the 2021 season, a league source with knowledge of the deal confirmed to ESPN on Saturday.
Astros owner Jim Crane on Friday has said there was mutual interest for an extension for the 36-year-old right-hander.
The news was first reported by KRIV-TV in Houston.
Verlander, who will be a free agent after the 2019 season, went 16-9 with a 2.52 ERA last season and led the American League in strikeouts with 290. He finished second in the AL Cy Young race to the Rays’ Blake Snell.
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