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Ex-Tiger Justin Verlander donating next two months' pay to those in need

Justin Verlander is going to get paid, but he's not planning on pocketing the paycheck.

Verlander, the current Houston Astros and former Tigers ace, announced Saturday that for the next two months, as MLB players get paid an advance on their salary during the league's shutdown, he plans to donate the entire lot to organizations in need of funds.

The Associated Press reported this week that MLB vets will earn $4,775 per day in advance pay for the next two months, for a total of $286,500.