Question: Major League Baseball 2K12 or, in short, MLB 2K12, is a Major League Baseball licensed baseball simulation video game published by 2K Sports, Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers is the game's cover athlete, Verlander  is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros, of which sports organization?

Context articles: Major League Baseball 2K11
Major League Baseball 2K12
Major League Baseball 2K10
Major League Baseball 2K6
Major League Baseball 2K5
Justin Verlander
Major League Baseball 2K13
2K Sports Major League Baseball series
Major League Baseball 2K8
Major League Baseball 2K7

Major League Baseball 2K11 or, in short, MLB 2K11, is an MLB licensed baseball simulation video game published by 2K Sports.
 "MLB 2K11" is available for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and Wii.
Major League Baseball 2K12 or, in short, MLB 2K12, is a Major League Baseball licensed baseball simulation video game published by 2K Sports that was released for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, Wii and Xbox 360 on March 6, 2012.
 The commentary is delivered by the trio of Steve Phillips, Gary Thorne, and John Kruk.
 Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers is the game's cover athlete.
 Verlander won both the AL Cy Young Award and the AL MVP Award in .
Major League Baseball 2K10 or, in short, MLB 2K10, is an MLB licensed baseball simulation video game published by 2K Sports.
 "MLB 2K10" was available for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Nintendo DS.
 The game was released on March 2, 2010.
Major League Baseball 2K6, simply known as "MLB 2K6", is a Major League Baseball licensed baseball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports.
 It is the only 2006 MLB licensed game available for the Xbox 360 and Nintendo GameCube along with the original Xbox.
 It is also available for the PlayStation 2, though its competition comes in the form of "" from Sony Computer Entertainment's San Diego Studio.
Major League Baseball 2K5 or, in short, MLB 2K5, is an MLB licensed baseball simulation video game published by 2K Sports.
 "MLB 2K5" is available for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
 The first edition of the series, powered by ESPN.
 Unlike the other "2K5" Branded sports games, This was published by 2K Sports, making it the first Visual Concepts-developed sports game not to be published by Sega, though Sega's logos are still seen in the background of menus and ballparks.
 (These logos would be removed and replaced by 2K Sports' logos in the World Series Edition) The game included Web Gems instant replays, K-Zone pitching, Slam Zone hitting, and baserunner mode.
 The game was released in late March 2005 on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles.
 The cover baseball player was Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter.
 Later that year, an upgraded version titled "Major League Baseball 2K5: World Series Edition" was released during the 2005 MLB postseason.
Justin Brooks Verlander (born February 20, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).
 He is a six-time All-Star and has led the American League (AL) in strikeouts four times.
Major League Baseball 2K13 is a Major League Baseball licensed baseball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports and was released on March 5, 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
 The commentary is delivered by the trio of Gary Thorne, Steve Phillips, and John Kruk.
 David Price (then of the Tampa Bay Rays) is the game's cover athlete.
2K Sports Major League Baseball series (MLB 2K) was a series of Major League Baseball video games that was developed by Visual Concepts and Kush Games, and published by 2K Games.
 There were nine games in the series: "2K5", "2K6", "2K7", "2K8", "2K9", "2K10", "2K11", "2K12" and "2K13".
 All games were created for each MLB season.
 The series was created in 2005 after Visual Concepts teamed up with 2K Sports.
 Visual Concepts called the series "World Series and ESPN Major League Baseball" in years prior to 2005.
Major League Baseball 2K8 or in shorter terms, MLB 2K8, is an MLB licensed baseball simulation video game developed by Kush Games and published by 2K Sports for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, and Xbox 360.
 It was released on March 4, 2008.
 A demo was released on Xbox Live Marketplace the next day on March 5 for Canada, United States and Asian markets.
Major League Baseball 2K7 (or MLB 2K7) is a Major League Baseball licensed baseball simulation video game developed by Kush Games and published by 2K Sports.
 Released on February 27, 2007, it is the only 2007 MLB licensed game available for the Xbox 360 and Xbox.
 It is also available for the PlayStation Portable, the PlayStation 2 and, for the first time, the PlayStation 3, though its competition came in the form of "" from 989 Sports.
 Portable versions for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and Game Boy Advance were released.
 It is the first baseball game to be released for the Nintendo DS and the last major release for the Xbox game console.