Justin Verlander wants to continue his MLB career in 2026 after he turns 43 in February. Verlander has a 3.75 ERA this season with the San Francisco Giants and a mark of 2.17 since July 23.

"I would hope somebody would offer me a contract now,'' Verlander told USA Today Sports on Wednesday.

Verlander is on a one-year, $15 million contract with the Giants.

"Every day you come to the field for four months, and it's like, 'What's the way out of this?''' Verlander told USA Today Sports about his first-half struggles. "How do I make the adjustment? What do I need to do? What's wrong? Because clearly something's wrong. I just have to try to find it.

"I had a new thought in the bullpen, I took that into the game, and the game results have been what you see. So I'm glad I didn't give up."