Okay, so I was chilling on the couch last night, flipping through channels, and I landed on a baseball game. Justin Verlander was pitching, and it got me thinking, “I wonder how much this guy is worth?” So, I grabbed my phone and started digging.
First, I just googled “Justin Verlander net worth.” You know, the basic, lazy search. Boom. Right away, a bunch of websites popped up, all claiming different numbers. This is always the first hurdle, isn’t it? You gotta sift through the junk.
Sifting Through The Initial Search
- Step 1: Started with a plain ol’ Google search.
- Step 2: Saw a lot of varying figures. It’s a messy start.
I ignored the first few results, because, let’s be real, those are usually just clickbait or outdated info. I scrolled down a bit, looking for sites that seemed… somewhat reliable. I looked for websites that are well known for celebrity news.
I started jotting down the numbers I was seeing. Some were way higher than others, and it was kind of all over the place. So I thought, “Okay, I need to go a bit deeper than this.”
I started thinking about Verlander’s career. He’s been playing for ages, right? He’s had some massive contracts. I specifically remembered reading about his deal with the New York Mets, so I searched for “Justin Verlander Mets contract.”
Digging Deeper
- Step 3: Went a bit deeper, searching for his Mets contract specifically.
- Step 4: Started piecing things together – contracts, endorsements…
That gave me some solid numbers about his recent earnings. It was a huge contract! But that’s just one piece of the puzzle. He’s had other big contracts before, with the Detroit Tigers. I did some more searching for those older contracts, trying to get a sense of his career earnings over time.
Then I thought, “Wait, it’s not just about baseball.” These guys have endorsements, right? So I started looking up “Justin Verlander endorsements.” I found information about deals he’s had with various companies. This stuff adds up!
After about an hour of digging, comparing numbers from different sources, and doing some rough calculations, I started to get a pretty good idea of his overall net worth. It’s not an exact science, of course, because we don’t know about his investments or personal spending, but I felt like I had a much better estimate than when I started.
So yeah, that’s how I spent my evening – becoming a temporary financial detective, all thanks to a random baseball game.
It was a fun little rabbit hole to go down!
