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Verlander leaves final start of 21-year career as 7-year-old daughter sprints to the mound for hug

Headline from Anchorage Daily News, on the newest of 4 developments

Justin Verlander ended 266-159 with a 3.33 ERA and 3,560 strikeouts, eighth on the career list.

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  1. Justin Verlander's Last Start: Tigers Pitcher Ends Career in Emotional Moment

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Justin Verlander takes mound for final start of MLB career with Tigers

    Headline from Fox2 Detroit ·

  3. Justin Verlander’s final start: What A.J. Hinch said about managing it

    Headline from MLive ·

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    Verlander leaves final start of 21-year career as 7-year-old daughter sprints to the mound for hug

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

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  1. MLive

    Justin Verlander’s final start is now official: ‘I want to pitch’ (opens MLive)

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    MLive's feed description

    The start will come on the second of two days celebrating Verlander’s career during the final weekend of the 2026 season at Comerica Park.

  2. Fox News

    Tigers legend Justin Verlander's final career start signals the sad end of an era in baseball (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Detroit Tigers legend Justin Verlander's final start Saturday marks the end of the workhorse era, as no active MLB pitcher may ever reach 300 wins again.

  3. Newsweek

    Justin Verlander Has Audacious Plan for Final Start of MLB Career (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A former MLB player revealed Justin Verlander's mindset entering the final start of his MLB career this Saturday.

  4. MLive

    Justin Verlander in his own words before final start: ‘I feel like I ran my race’ (opens MLive)

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    MLive's feed description

    The Tigers legend will end a 21-season career this weekend. Here's what he said on Friday.

  5. Forbes

    Tigers, Astros Legend Justin Verlander Sends Blue Jays Message Just Before Final Start (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The Detroit Tigers’ future Hall of Famer pointed to a Houston Astros game against the Toronto Blue Jays shortly before retiring.

  6. MLive

    Justin Verlander’s final start: What A.J. Hinch said about managing it (opens MLive)

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    MLive's feed description

    Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said he's focused on making sure Verlander's final start is memorable, while keeping the 43-year-old right-hander's health in mind.

  7. Fox2 Detroit

    Justin Verlander takes mound for final start of MLB career with Tigers (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    Justin Verlander took the mound for his final start with the Detroit Tigers on Saturday afternoon against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Verlander retired the side in order in the top of the first inning and recorded his first strikeout of the game in the second.

  8. Newsweek

    Justin Verlander's Last Start: Tigers Pitcher Ends Career in Emotional Moment (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Justin Verlander made the final start of his career against the Pirates on Saturday in Detroit.

  9. MLive

    Justin Verlander’s final start brings emotional goodbye, then walk-off win (opens MLive)

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    MLive's feed description

    The Tigers rallied to beat the Pirates 4-3 in the second-to-last game of the season.

  10. Anchorage Daily News

    Verlander leaves final start of 21-year career as 7-year-old daughter sprints to the mound for hug (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Justin Verlander ended 266-159 with a 3.33 ERA and 3,560 strikeouts, eighth on the career list.

  11. Triblive

    Tigers top Pirates on Eduardo Valencia’s walk-off homer to send Justin Verlander off with win (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    DETROIT — As Justin Verlander took the mound for the 557th and final time of his major-league career, the Detroit Tigers remained in the home dugout to give fans a chance to applaud their appreciation.

  12. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    The Pirates came a strike away from spoiling Justin Verlander's farewell, losing on a walkoff homer (opens Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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  13. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Justin Verlander makes teary farewell to 21-year career as Tigers rally to beat Pirates 4-3 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    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

  14. Fox News

    Tigers legend Justin Verlander leaves mound in tears after daughter surprises him during final career start (opens Fox News)

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    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.

  15. New York Post

    Justin Verlander’s 7-year-old daughter removes him from final MLB start in tear-jerker moment (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Justin Verlander's final big league start became a family affair — and there were few dry eyes in Comerica Park.

  16. Casper Star-Tribune

    Justin Verlander's final ride with Detroit Tigers is a generation-linking celebration (opens Casper Star-Tribune)

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    Casper Star-Tribune's feed description

    There was more going on this weekend than the final performance of one of the greatest pitchers in Tigers and baseball history. It runs deeper than that.

  17. WKBN Youngstown

    Verlander makes farewell as Tigers beat Pirates 4-3 (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    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.

  18. The Guardian

    Justin Verlander leaves field in tears with daughter after final start of 21-year career (opens The Guardian)

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    Daughter Genevieve surprises 43-year-old on mound Three-time Cy Young winner ends 21-season career Verlander finishes with 3,560 career strikeouts Justin Verlander got an unexpected hook in his major league finale when his 7-year-old daughter came to the mound with Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch in…

  19. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Tigers walk off Pirates to win Justin Verlander’s farewell start (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    Eduardo Valencia hit a two-out, two-strike, two-run home run in the ninth inning to lift the host Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday in Justin Verlander’s final start.

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