It’s been two months since Justin Verlander was traded by the Detroit Tigers, the team he was drafted by more than a decade ago. So after this moment:

His old team sent this tweet:

For someone who has earned several honors over his career, we know this one is special. Congrats @JustinVerlander. — Detroit Tigers (@tigers) November 2, 2017

More on his mindset around the trade, from USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale in September:

He talked with Astros ace Dallas Keuchel. He talked with Astros owner Jim Crane. He talked with Astros manager A.J. Hinch. “He was a little worried about Houston (in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey),’’ Crane told USA TODAY Sports. “I told him, ‘This town is going to be fine. It’s going to take time. You will be received great here. We’ve got a good team, a good manager, a good front office. There won’t be any problems here. “The big thing to him was that he had never been traded. He didn’t know a lot about the city. I told him, ‘We’ve got a lot of good players for a few more years. This is a great spot of reaching your goal of winning the World Series. You got to take a shot.’ “He had to make up his mind in a hurry because there wasn’t much time.’’

On Wednesday, he reached that goal.