Okay, so the other day, I got curious about Justin Verlander. You know, the pitcher. Watching him play, you sometimes wonder about the backstory, the people behind the star. Specifically, I started thinking about his parents. Who are they? What’s their story? It just popped into my head.
So, naturally, the first thing I did was pull out my phone. Just went straight to a search engine. Typed in something simple, probably like “justin verlander parents” or “who are justin verlander’s mom and dad”. You know how it is, just trying to get the basics first.
Pretty quickly, some names popped up. It wasn’t exactly hidden information, which was nice. Found out his dad is Richard Verlander Sr. and his mom is Kathy Verlander. Okay, cool, got the names.
Digging a Little Deeper
But just the names felt a bit dry. I wanted a little more context. So I poked around a bit more. Clicked on a few news articles, maybe some older interviews or profiles about Justin where they mentioned his family. I wasn’t doing super deep investigative work, just browsing around, seeing what stories were out there.
Found some bits and pieces here and there:
- Dad’s background: Read that Richard, his dad, worked in communications for years. Seems like a regular working guy.
- Mom’s background: Kathy, his mom, seemed to be mentioned often as really supportive, like a lot of moms are. Saw mentions of her being at games, that kind of thing.
- Their influence: A few articles touched on how supportive they both were of his baseball dreams right from the start. Driving him places, encouraging him. Standard good parent stuff, but nice to see confirmed.
- Virginia roots: Learned they’re from Virginia, which is where Justin grew up and played ball in high school and college.
It wasn’t like uncovering some big secret. Most of this stuff was out there in various articles and interviews over the years. You just have to piece it together if you’re curious like I was.
So yeah, that was my little dive into finding out about Justin Verlander’s parents. Started with a simple question, did some basic searching, and found some straightforward answers. They seem like regular, supportive parents who backed their son’s journey. Just another piece of the puzzle behind a famous athlete.
