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Justin Verlander / Greg Bach.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Ballpark greats: pro baseball's best playersPublisher: Broomall, Pennsylvania : Mason Crest, an imprint of National Highlights, Inc., [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 80 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781422244388
  • 1422244385
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Greatest moments -- The road to the top -- On the diamond -- Words count -- Off the diamond -- Series glossary of key terms -- Further reading & Internet resources -- Index -- Author biography & credits.
Summary: Justin Verlander's arrival for spring training with the Detroit Tigers in 2006 was accompanied with questions galore. His only previous major league appearances were his first two big league starts during the 2005 season, in which coughed up a combined nine runs and 15 hits in less than 12 innings of work while throwing a wild pitch and hitting a batter, too. The second overall pick in the 2004 draft had lots to prove when he stepped into the Lakeland, Florida, sunshine. Verlander seized a spot in Detroit's starting rotation when the 2006 regular season began. He went out and won his first start in Texas with a dominating seven shutout innings, allowing just two hits while whiffing seven. The 89 pitches he threw that evening provided a glimpse of his greatness and was the starting point of his hike through baseball's record books.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography VERLANDE J. B118 Available 33111010383871
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Justin Verlander has been tormenting hitters ever since his arrival in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers in 2006. He won 17 games and snagged 2006 American League Rookie of the Year honors. In 2011 he produced one of the greatest seasons in baseball history, winning 24 games and both the Cy Young and American League MVP awards. Justin Verlander looks in-depth at his time in Detroit, and at his continued success following a 2017 trade to the Houston Astros. Verlander immediately led Houston to its first World Series title in franchise history. He has since won the 200th game, recorded the 2,500th strikeout, and thrown the third no-hitter of his spectacular career. Each book in the Ballpark Greats: Pro Baseball's Best Players series gives you the reader a close-up look at some of the very best of today's Major League Baseball stars. The statistical leaders and championship winners go under the spotlight in a fun to read and visually interesting examination of the player's outstanding career.

Includes webography.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Greatest moments -- The road to the top -- On the diamond -- Words count -- Off the diamond -- Series glossary of key terms -- Further reading & Internet resources -- Index -- Author biography & credits.

Justin Verlander's arrival for spring training with the Detroit Tigers in 2006 was accompanied with questions galore. His only previous major league appearances were his first two big league starts during the 2005 season, in which coughed up a combined nine runs and 15 hits in less than 12 innings of work while throwing a wild pitch and hitting a batter, too. The second overall pick in the 2004 draft had lots to prove when he stepped into the Lakeland, Florida, sunshine. Verlander seized a spot in Detroit's starting rotation when the 2006 regular season began. He went out and won his first start in Texas with a dominating seven shutout innings, allowing just two hits while whiffing seven. The 89 pitches he threw that evening provided a glimpse of his greatness and was the starting point of his hike through baseball's record books.

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