Justin Verlander Wraps up 21-Year Career
Verlander allowed two runs and struck out six in 5 1/3 innings before leaving to a standing ovation from a sold-out crowd.
- On Saturday, September 26, 2026, Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander made his final Major League Baseball start at Comerica Park against the Pittsburgh Pirates, exiting in the sixth inning to a standing ovation.
- Battling hip and hamstring injuries throughout his 2026 season, Verlander announced his retirement in July and returned to Detroit, where he debuted on July 4, 2005.
- The three-time Cy Young Award winner concluded a 21-year career with 3,560 strikeouts and two World Series championships, ranking among only six pitchers in MLB history to throw three no-hitters.
- Manager A.J. Hinch pulled the ace in the sixth inning, signaling Verlander's 7-year-old daughter Genevieve to sprint to the mound for an emotional embrace as he departed holding her hand.
- Veteran umpire Laz Diaz also worked his final game during this series, creating a rare dual-retirement weekend where both men's careers spanned decades, linking Verlander's 2006 postseason emergence to his 2026 conclusion.
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DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander made a teary farewell, accompanied by his 7-year-old daughter as he left a major league mound for the final time in the Detroit Tigers’ 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Eduardo Valencia hit a game-ending, two-run homer off Mason Montgomery (6-4) in a three-run ninth that included...
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Justin Verlander fought back tears during his final career start as Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch sent daughter Genevieve to the mound for an emotional embrace.
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