Justin Verlander is preparing to enter the 20th season of his brilliant MLB career after recently signing a one-year contract with the Giants. But while the former MVP and three-time Cy Young Award winner is all about baseball, he isn't all about baseball.

Verlander and his wife, Kate Upton, are part of a consortium that has acquired a 99% stake in the Colombian soccer club La Equidad, according to a report in The Athletic (subscription required). Other investors include actors Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney and Eva Longoria, as well as former NBA All-Star Shawn Marion.

La Equidad isn't the first soccer club Verlander has invested in -- another group, also led by real estate investor Al Tylis and Club Necaxa executive Sam Porter, acquired about 50% of Mexico's Club Necaxa in 2021.

After winning a pair of World Series rings with the Astros, will Verlander's next venture involve winning championships in soccer? Stay tuned.

Of course, Verlander -- who turns 42 on Feb. 20 -- doesn't seem to be planning a full-time shift to that arena any time soon, telling reporters upon signing with San Francisco that he would like to try and pitch until he's "45 or more."

Given that he's just two seasons removed from winning his third Cy Young Award, who's to argue with that goal? But speaking of goals, Verlander will surely be keeping track of the happenings in the world of soccer as he continues to burnish his Hall of Fame credentials in baseball.