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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Detroit Tigers, September 26, 2026, 3:10 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are wrapping up the regular season as they take on the Detroit Tigers in game 162. Jared Jones (5-6, 3.87 ERA) is making the start for the Pirates. Jones has made 20 starts this season, bouncing back after missing the entire […]
Justin Verlander took the Comerica Park mound for the first time this season and last time of his career on Saturday afternoon, concluding what will only be remembered as a remarkable career. After 21 seasons (14 with the Detroit Tigers) that included an MVP, three Cy Youngs, a Rookie of the Year and 10 All-Star […] The post Justin Verlander Bids Farewell to Detroit appeared first on Just Baseball .
One of the greatest pitchers to ever play Major League Baseball is retiring from the game. Detroit Tigers hurler Justin Verlander had an incredibly emotional moment on Saturday, as he made his final start against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Verlander’s daughter came out to pull him from the mound in the sixth inning, which sent Verlander […] The post Tigers’ Justin Verlander left in tears talking about daughter after incredible on-field moment to end career appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Detroit Tigers and their fans celebrated the career of longtime ace Justin Verlander on Friday night with a pregame ceremony and his daughter throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. On Saturday, the former American League MVP, three-time Cy Young Award winner and Rookie of the Year took the mound for the final time for a fanbase at Detroit’s Comerica Park that cheered him on for 14 seasons. Verlander, 43, walked out to the mound by himself without his teammates taking their positions on t...
Well folks, the final game of the 2026 regular-season schedule has finally arrived. On Sunday afternoon, the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates will face off at Comerica Park for the final time this year, officially marking the end of summer for Major League Baseball fans. The good guys have already won the first two games […]
The Detroit Tigers were supposed to be the better team on paper, and the Chicago White Sox were a compelling story all yearlong, but the Cleveland Guardians are still the kings of the American League Central. Despite ranking last in MLB with a sub-$80 million payroll, Stephen Vogt’s ballclub once again rallied late and have […] The post Guardians secure 3rd-straight AL Central title thanks to Rockies win appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Kirby Yates picked an unusual way to end a 12-year career. The Pirates right-hander made the first start of his major league life on Saturday at Comerica Park, worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings against the Tigers, and announced afterward that he is retiring. “I don’t have anything left. Let’s put it that way,” Yates said […] The post Pirates’ 2-time All-Star reliever announces retirement appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Max Scherzer still has a chance to make MLB history this season. The Toronto Blue Jays right-hander is close to catching his former teammate Justin Verlander on MLB’s all-time strikeouts list, with MLB writer Sarah Langs reporting that the retiring Detroit Tigers pitcher started his final game with 3,560 career strikeouts, while Scherzer had 3,550. […] The post How many strikeouts does Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer need to surpass Justin Verlander on Sunday? appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Justin Verlander recaps his final career start at Comerica Park. He shares how he felt on the mound throughout the game, his certainty that he left it all out on the field and gets emotional talking about his daughter meeting him at the mound and sharing the moment with his family. Follow us! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tigers/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tigers/ X: https://x.com/tigers TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tigers Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/TigersOfficial/
Veteran right-hander Kirby Yates announced his retirement this afternoon following the Pirates’ 4-3 walk-off loss to the Tigers in Detroit. In a game that featured Justin Verlander’s final career start for the Tigers, the Pirates opted for a bullpen game, and manager Don Kelly gave Yates the nod as the opener. It was the first “start” of his big league career after 517 appearances as a reliever. Yates recorded five outs, including a strikeout of Dillon Dingler, before being lifted for Yohan Ra...
Veteran right-hander Kirby Yates announced his retirement this afternoon following the Pirates’ 4-3 walk-off loss to the Tigers in Detroit. In a game that featured Justin Verlander’s final career start for the Tigers, the Pirates opted for a bullpen game, and manager Don Kelly gave Yates the nod as the opener. It was the first […]
Kate Upton and her daughter joined Detroit Tigers legend Justin Verlander in an emotional moment as he made his final MLB exit.
TORONTO – Roughly 40 minutes before Justin Verlander took the mound at Comerica Park for his 557th and final major-league start, Max Scherzer sat in the dugout at Rogers Centre and contemplated the potential end of his own MLB career. A crowd of reporters and cameras surrounded Scherzer as he settled in, dressed casually in sneakers and team-issued workout gear. A brief silence ensued and before anyone could fill it with questions, Scherzer started speaking. “Ok,” he began. “I guess I can star...
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Justin Verlander emphatically shut down the possibility of reconsidering retirement after a strong final start for the Detroit Tigers.
Justin Verlander revealed that failing to win a World Series with the Detroit Tigers remains a regret as he enters retirement.
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The San Diego Padres recently clinched a spot in the postseason. They received unfortunate news on Saturday, however, as Casey Mize is dealing with a right ankle sprain. The Padres ultimately placed Mize — who was acquired at this year’s MLB trade deadline from the Detroit Tigers — on the 15-day injured list. In other […] The post Padres lose Casey Mize to injury right before playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints .
DETROIT — Justin Verlander got an unexpected hook in his major league finale, when the 7-year-old daughter of the pitcher and model Kate Upton came to the mound with Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch in the sixth inning of Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. After Brandon Lowe hit a foul pop-up starting the sixth, Hinch walked from the dugout toward the plate and pointed toward the seats. Genevieve Verlander, wearing a Tigers jersey with her dad’s name and number, sprinted to the m...
Don Kelly discusses the Pirates’ 4-3 loss to the Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit. #Pittsburgh #Pirates #LetsGoBucs #MLB #DKPS Hear award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic’s Daily Shot of Pirates every weekday morning! SUBSCRIBE TO CHANNEL ► https://www.youtube.com/@DKPS_Pirates?sub_confirmation=1 MEMBERSHIP TO CHANNEL ► https://www.youtube.com/@DKPS_Pirates/join OUR APPS ► https://DKPS.net/apple | https://DKPS.net/android OUR WEBSITE ► http://www.DKPittsburghSports.com ABOUT US ► DK Pittsbu...
Eduardo Valencia hit a two-out, two-strike walk-off home run as the Tigers beat the Pirates 4-3 in Justin Verlander’s final MLB game.
The Detroit Tigers bid Justin Verlander farewell on Saturday in his final start against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Altogether, he pitched 5.1 innings with 6 strikeouts. In the bottom of the 6th, with the Tigers trailing 2-0, the Tigers removed Verlander from the game. As he left, his young daughter stood by his side. Then, the […] The post Watch Justin Verlander get massive ovation while leaving mound after final MLB start appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Justin Verlander always said he wanted to leave it all on the field when his time came, and he made good on that vow on an emotional Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park. The Tigers long-time ace was pretty good, putting together a solid 5.1 innings of work, more than anyone could’ve expected after nearly six […]
Imagn Images For the 595th and final time, Justin Verlander toed a major-league mound Saturday afternoon. The future first-ballot Hall of Famer, returning from the hip and hamstring injuries that had kept him on the shelf since March 30, made a farewell appearance with the Tigers, the team that originally drafted him back in 2004, at Comerica Park in Detroit. “We’ve been through a lot over the years,” Verlander said to Tigers fan during a pregame ceremony on Friday (via MLB.com). “Your love an...
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