{"id":663215,"date":"2026-04-04T18:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663215\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T18:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:35:28","slug":"justin-verlander-lands-on-il-with-hip-issue-as-tigers-return-only-gets-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663215\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Verlander lands on IL with hip issue as Tigers return only gets worse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Verlander\u2019s return to Detroit is only getting worse.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time Cy Young winner was scratched from his second start with the team Sunday against the Cardinals and placed on the 15-day injured list with hip inflammation, the Tigers announced Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old was set to take the mound at Comerica Park as a Tiger for the first time since 2017.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38992124\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/detroit-tigers-pitcher-justin-verlander-124753620.jpg\" alt=\"Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander holding a baseball, facing manager A.J. Hinch.\" class=\"wp-image-38992124\"  \/>Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander prepares to hand off the ball to manager A.J. Hinch during the fourth inning of an opening-day baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. AP<\/p>\n<p>Instead, righty Keider Montero was called up from Triple-A Toledo and is expected to start vs. St. Louis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Verlander\u2019s return was already off to a rocky start after allowing five earned runs on six hits and two walks in 3 \u2154 innings in his first outing in a 9-6 loss to the Diamondbacks on March 30.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The righty spent the first 14 years of his career with the Tigers, leading them to a 2006 World Series appearance and winning the Cy Young in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Verlander was traded to the Astros in 2017 and spent six-plus seasons in Houston with a 16-start cameo for the Mets in 2023, breaking things up before being traded back to the AL West team.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.66699219;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38992143\" width=\"394\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2269161778.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Verlander took the loss in is first start.\" class=\"wp-image-38992143\"  \/>Justin Verlander took the loss in is first start. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>He won the 2017 and 2022 World Series with the Astros.<\/p>\n<p>Verlander was coming off a solid 2025 with the Giants after a disastrous 2024.<\/p>\n<p>He posted a 3.85 ERA and 1.36 WHIP over 152 innings despite a 4-11 record.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The hope was he could re-find some magic for a Tigers team looking to make a World Series run with ace Tarik Skubal\u2019s set to hit free agency after the season\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All of that is on hold for now.<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers are off to a slugging 3-4 start entering Saturday\u2019s contest, getting swept in Arizona before beating St. Louis, 4-0, on Friday to end a four-game losing skid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Justin Verlander\u2019s return to Detroit is only getting worse. 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