{"id":803683,"date":"2026-09-13T04:15:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/803683\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T04:15:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:15:24","slug":"detroit-tigers-announce-justin-verlander-news-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/803683\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Tigers Announce Justin Verlander News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2292688989.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA &#8211; SEPTEMBER 2: Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers reacts as he watches a tribute video on the scoreboard honoring his career before the game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on September 2, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Matt Krohn\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday afternoon, the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Detroit Tigers\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/detroit-tigers\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"457028\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Tigers<\/a> are playing the second game of their series with the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Colorado Rockies\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/colorado-rockies\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"457031\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Rockies<\/a> in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>They will look to build off of a 6-2 win on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE: The Tigers won 11-7.<\/p>\n<p>Tigers Announced Verlander News<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/detroit-tigers\/justin-verlander-update-during-mariners-series\/attachment\/detroit-tigers-v-cincinnati-reds-16\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6230170 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6230170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786034379_GettyImages-2273271044-1-e1785990040764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4003\" height=\"2938\"\/><\/a>GettyJustin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers looks on from the dugout during the first inning against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Cincinnati Reds\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/cincinnati-reds\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"457027\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Reds<\/a> at Great American Ball Park on April 26, 2026 in Cincinnati, Ohio.\n<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Saturday\u2019s game, the Tigers announced the latest update on <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Justin Verlander\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/justin-verlander\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"457030\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Verlander<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He has been out since his only start of the year on March 30.<\/p>\n<p>MLB.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/tigers-injuries-and-roster-moves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">wrote<\/a> (on September 12): \u201cThrew a mound session on Sept. 12, with hitters standing in the box but not swinging. Could go on a rehab assignment before pitching at least once more this season before retirement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Social Media On Verlander Latest<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/detroit-tigers\/verlander-update-before-white-sox-series-aug\/attachment\/detroit-tigers-v-arizona-diamondbacks-39\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6257039 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6257039\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786773633_GettyImages-2269159826-2-e1786747483664.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2080\" height=\"1900\"\/><\/a>GettyStarter Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers pitches against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Arizona Diamondbacks\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/arizona-diamondbacks\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"457032\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> during the first inning of the home opener at Chase Field on March 30, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.\n<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what people were saying:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cmccosky\/status\/2098788798234562991\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chris McCosky (of The Detroit News):<\/a> \u201cJustin Verlander hit 93 mph with his heater. The hitters weren\u2019t swinging, just standing in to give him a visual. Encouraging session.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Justin Verlander throwing a live BP. Brett Callahan in the box <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/boogeymangyujbg\/status\/2098802868736139692\" rel=\"nofollow\">@boogeymangyujbg:<\/a> \u201cHe\u2019s just ramping up for one last dance gotta love it\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/b19hoffman\/status\/2098813537380356334\" rel=\"nofollow\">@b19hoffman<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s Sept 12 \ud83d\ude2d\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Yostmeister\/status\/2098797737919627378\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Yostmeister<\/a>: \u201cBullpen help\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/detroit-tigers\/justin-verlander-made-mlb-history-in-diamondbacks-game\/attachment\/detroit-tigers-v-arizona-diamondbacks-8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5869991 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5869991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2269159845.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5084\" height=\"3389\"  \/><\/a>GettyStarter Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of the home opener at Chase Field on March 30, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/beckjason\/status\/2098789358518099977\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jason Beck:<\/a> \u201cJustin Verlander threw a mound session this morning, with hitters standing in. Progression towards hopefully pitching on the final weekend as Tigers celebrate his career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ItsNewsToMe79\/status\/2098809265280422051\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ItsNewsToMe79:<\/a> \u201cThis is just sad. Pull the plug already.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PARobert\/status\/2098821529945444507\" rel=\"nofollow\">@PARobert:<\/a> \u201c15 million to pitch once. What a scam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/detroit-tigers\/justin-verlander-update-during-cubs-series\/attachment\/2026-mlb-all-star-game-47\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6189718 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6189718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2286131165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3000\"  \/><\/a>GettyJustin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers before the 2026 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"MLB\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"457062\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB<\/a> All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park on July 14, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\n<\/p>\n<p>Verlander announced that this will be his final season in the MLB.<\/p>\n<p>He will go down among the best pitchers in all of baseball history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/2074905204361752637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">MLB wrote (July 8):<\/a> \u201cJustin Verlander announces he will retire at the end of the 2026 season. The 3-time Cy Young Award winner has 266 career wins and is 8th on the all-time strikeout list with 3,554 over 21 seasons. Named today to his 10th All-Star team, Verlander was the 2006 AL Rookie of the Year and the 2011 MVP. He is a two-time World Series Champion and has three career no-hitters to his name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA &#8211; SEPTEMBER 2: Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers reacts as he watches a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":803684,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2386],"tags":[5,147,53,2583,4,594],"class_list":["post-803683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-detroit-tigers","tag-baseball","tag-detroit","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-detroittigers","tag-mlb","tag-tigers"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/117261797299155443","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=803683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/803684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=803683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=803683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=803683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}