Justin Verlander was an answer on Jeopardy! this week, but he would rather be a garbage man.
On the Wednesday edition of Jeopardy!, Justin Verlander earned the honor of appearing as the correct response to a clue in the “Hard-Throwing Pitchers” category.
@JustinVerlander @MLB pic.twitter.com/r439tM7x9Y
— D4rkM4rk (@mattmarkenson) February 25, 2016
Verlander found out and let Twitter know he had dreamed of this day ever since he was a child.
I hope everyone got the answer to that #jeopardy question right! Crazy!.. From a little kid with a dream to an answer on jeopardy. #wow
— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) February 25, 2016
His younger brother and fellow baseball player, Ben, was quick to let everyone know that Justin actually had another less lofty goal when he was a kid: to be a trash collector.
But growing up you always said that your dream job was to be a garbage man. #TrueStory https://t.co/F0B5l24GBo
— Ben Verlander (@Verly32) February 25, 2016
• Cespedes said he was out of cars and then showed up in an Alfa Romeo
Unfortunately Verlander was not able to reach his goal of being a garbage man and has had to settle for being an MVP Award-winning pitcher with a supermodel girlfriend.
