Verlander spoke as he prepares to start his first season with the Giants. He does so sitting on 262 career wins and openly shared his hope to become the first pitcher since Randy Johnson in 2009 to reach 300 career wins. And he’s hoping to see some rules change so that he’s not the last pitcher to reach that milestone.

Three-time American League Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander turned 42 years old on Thursday, and is still hopeful of reaching 300 wins in his big league career. The right-hander is at 262 career wins,

Verlander wants to reach the 300-win milestone before he calls it a career, but he's got some work to do. As he enters his age 42 season, Verlander is 38 wins away, with 262 victo