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Tigers' Justin Verlander to make final career start in matchup vs. Pirates
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DETROIT -- Years from now, when folks mention Vintage Verlander, this is what they’ll mean. For days, the Tigers had joked about sending Justin Verlander out like Billy Chapel. Never mind that the latter is a fictional character, an aging, once-great Tigers pitcher portrayed by Kevin Costner in the 1999
Comerica Park, Detroit, MI — September 26, 2026 Justin Verlander made his final start for the Detroit Tigers today after being activated from the injured list. After a 21-year Major League Baseball career, the three-time American League Cy Young Award winner (2011, 2019, 2022) ended his career with the team he had so…
A.J. Hinch sent Genevieve Verlander sprinting to the mound to pull her dad from his final career start, sparking an emotional scene at Comerica Park.