Bill Text: TX HR28 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros on his receipt of the 2022 American League Outstanding Pitcher Players Choice Award from the Major League Baseball Players Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-18 - Reported enrolled [HR28 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR28-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros on his receipt of the 2022 American League Outstanding Pitcher Players Choice Award from the Major League Baseball Players Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-18 - Reported enrolled [HR28 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR28-Introduced.html
88R4999 CW-D | ||
By: Hull | H.R. No. 28 |
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WHEREAS, Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros has been | ||
named the recipient of the 2022 American League Outstanding Pitcher | ||
Players Choice Award from the Major League Baseball Players | ||
Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Selected by other MLB players for the accolade, | ||
Mr. Verlander was also honored as the 2022 AL Comeback Player of the | ||
Year after returning from elbow surgery on his throwing arm; after | ||
sitting out most of the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the 39-year-old ace | ||
delivered one of his finest campaigns in 2022, notching a | ||
career-best and MLB-leading 1.75 earned run average to set a | ||
Houston franchise record; he posted an 18-4 record in 28 | ||
regular-season starts, and he led the AL in wins, ERA, walks and | ||
hits per inning pitched, and opponents batting average; moreover, | ||
in his 12 starts following a Houston loss, he was 9-0 with a 1.11 | ||
ERA; and | ||
WHEREAS, A crucial component of the Astros' thrilling | ||
postseason run in 2022, Mr. Verlander excelled in Game 1 of the | ||
American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees; | ||
pitching six innings, he recorded 11 strikeouts and allowed just | ||
three hits and one walk, becoming the oldest starting pitcher to win | ||
an ALCS opener; the 4-2 win sparked Houston's four-game sweep of the | ||
Yankees and a coveted berth in the World Series; and | ||
WHEREAS, The highlight of Mr. Verlander's 2022 season came on | ||
November 3, when he recorded the first World Series win of his | ||
career in a 3-2 Game 5 decision over the Philadelphia Phillies; | ||
competing in his fifth World Series, and making his ninth start, he | ||
threw 94 pitches in five innings to stymie the Phillies' offense; he | ||
was the fourth-oldest starting pitcher to claim a win in the Fall | ||
Classic, and thanks in part to his vital contributions, the Astros | ||
went on to secure the World Series title; and | ||
WHEREAS, Justin Verlander has earned the lasting respect of | ||
his fellow players and the admiration of countless fans across | ||
Texas and the nation, and it is indeed a pleasure to join in | ||
recognizing him for his exceptional achievements with the Houston | ||
Astros; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Justin Verlander on receiving the | ||
2022 American League Outstanding Pitcher Players Choice Award from | ||
the Major League Baseball Players Association and extend to him | ||
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Verlander as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |