FILE - Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (35) warms up as head athletic trainer Jeremiah Randall observes during spring training baseball workouts, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander and Bryce Harper. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)
FILE - Houston Astros' Justin Verlander responds to questions during a news interview before a baseball game against the New York Yankees Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in New York. There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander and Bryce Harper. Verlander won the AL Cy Young Award in 2022, two years after he had Tommy John surgery.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)