Justin Verlander reveals plans for his MLB future after turning season around

Giants starter Justin Verlander has turned things around in his age-42 MLB season, and he has no intention of slowing down any time soon.After another dominant outing Wednesday, in which he spun seven scoreless innings in the Giants’ 5-1, extra-innings win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, Verlander was asked if he plans to keep going in 2026.“Next year? I mean, I’d like to, yeah,” Verlander told reporters at Chase Field. “I would hope that somebody would offer me a contract now, showing that I can turn it around and still pitch at a high level.”After a rough start to his first season with the Giants, Verlander now has a 2.17 ERA in his last 11 starts. Verlander, who turns 43 in February, will be an unrestricted free agent entering the 2026 campaign after signing a one-year deal with the Giants.Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey even admitted Verlander exceeded his expectations when he brought the veteran pitcher to San Francisco this past offseason. And Posey’s open to the idea of keeping him around.“Yeah, definitely,” Posey said Thursday morning on KNBR’s “Murph & Markus.”...