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Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer in their brief stay as teammates with the 2023 New York Mets. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) Getty Images Only 18 days from now MLB pitchers and catchers are slated to report to spring training camps in Arizona and Florida. Veteran hurlers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer may not be among them. Despite an avalanche of recent free agent signings, the two future Hall of Fame right-handers are still out there. Verlander will be 43 on Feb. 20 and Scherzer is 41. Both ended their seasons strong in San Francisco and Toronto respectively. Both have bounced around from club to club in recent seasons while dealing with various injuries. Both have said they still have the burning desire to play. “I would hope, somebody would offer me a contract now,” Verlander commented in Phoenix last September after he threw seven scoreless innings for the Giants against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Verlander didn’t get the decision that night at Chase Field in a 5-1 Giants 11-inning win, which was pretty typical of his bad luck throughout the 2025 season. He set a club record by failing to win a game in his first 16 starts, going 0-8. But Verlander wasn’t as bad as those numbers indicate. The Giants scored three runs or less in 21 of his starts and the bullpen blew leads nine times. The Giants haven’t indicated they want him back for the 2026 season. He may not want to return to San Francisco, considering the circumstances. There weren’t many takers for him last year either when he signed a one-year, $15 million deal with the Giants on Jan. 11, 2025. Verlander Still Is Trying to Be The Last 300-Game Winner The holy grail for Verlander is still 300 wins. He has 266 and is…

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