Plus Bryce Eldridge is working with J.T. Snow on his defense at first base. Eldridge will make his first start on Tuesday.

Justin Verlander struck out one and allowed a solo home run while pitching two innings in his spring training debut for the San Francisco Giants.

Verlander's first start of the spring came four days after the three-time Cy Young Award winner's 42nd birthday.

Justin Verlander struck out one and allowed a solo home run while pitching two innings in his spring training debut for the San Francisco Giants on Monday.

Verlander became interested in the Giants’ internal Hawkeye tools, which can be used to help pitchers generate more movement with their pitches. With Verlander pitching a simulated game in Scottsdale on Saturday afternoon while the Giants played the Dodgers on the road,

On the cusp of his 20th major-league season, there isn’t much that Justin Verlander hasn’t experienced at this point in his career. For all his experience, his start on Monday afternoon represented a rare first: pitching in the Cactus League.

I was told not to overly concern myself with pitch shapes here and the movement of the ball because it’s tough,” Verlander said. “But I’m hypercritical.” Verlander, wearing his familiar No. 35, tossed two innings against the Colorado Rockies at Scottsdale Stadium in his first ever spring training start under the Arizona sunshine,

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Verlander debuted the pitch during a three-inning simulated game against minor leaguers at Papago Park in Scottsdale, opting for the controlled environment over making the trip to Glendale, where the Giants were facing the Dodgers.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Justin Verlander watches other pitchers throw at the team's spring training baseball facility Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/

Justin Verlander is always going to have a place on an MLB roster until it becomes very clear that he can no longer pitch at a big-league level. Heading into the 2025 season, it was the San Francisco Giants that gave Verlander a shot in free agency,

Justin Verlander stood directly behind Birdsong and shouted encouragement as he watched. He occasionally looked down at an iPad, which was offering real time feedback on an adjustment that had been suggested to Birdsong.