Justin Verlander injury update: 'Still fighting through it' in bullpens
Justin Verlander made his lone start for the Tigers on March 30, allowing five runs on six hits and two walks with one strikeout across 3⅔ innings.
Friday, May 1, marked 32 days since Justin Verlander pitched in a game. The 43-year-old right-hander has been completing bullpen sessions – as he did Wednesday and expects to do again Saturday or Sunday – but he doesn't seem any closer to joining the Detroit Tigers in return from the injured list. The reason for the delay?
It's because Verlander hasn't recovered. "He's still fighting through it," manager A. J.
Hinch said before Friday's game, "which doesn't mean he should be shut down or changed. It just means it's slow. If people are wondering about him, he's pretty frustrated that it's not going faster, but we've got to pay attention to the symptoms.
" TRADE NEWS: Tigers acquire old friend Zack Short in trade with Nationals The Tigers placed Verlander on the injured list April 4 , retroactive to April 1. He made his lone start for the Tigers on March 30, allowing five runs on six hits and two walks with one strikeout across 3⅔ innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. "We're really trying to just get through the bullpens without symptoms," Hinch said.