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The Detroit Tigers and Justin Verlander agreed to a reunion this past offseason. However, Verlander is dealing with a hip injury at the moment. Tigers manager AJ Hinch said on Thursday that Verlander's injury recovery is going "slower" than what was initially expected , according to Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic.
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"I think he's doing okay. I don't think he's necessarily taking a step forward, and he hasn't taken a step back," Hinch said of Verlander. "He had a bullpen yesterday that went okay. It wasn't quite to the level that I think he wanted or that we wanted, but it wasn't a setback of some sort or making things worse… It's going a little slower than I think he anticipated or we anticipated, but that's okay. We've got to make sure we get this right, because it's not quite to 100 percent yet where we can advance to game activity."
Verlander, 43, is not giving up on pitching in MLB. He wants to continue his career. The three-time Cy Young winner may not be the same pitcher he once was, but he could still make an impact.
Verlander spent the 2025 campaign with the San Francisco Giants . He turned in a 3.85 ERA across 29 starts. So far in 2026, the veteran right-hander has made only one start, as he surrendered five runs in 3.2 innings of work.
The Tigers will continue to closely monitor Justin Verlander 's progress as he recovers from his hip injury. Meanwhile, Detroit will host the Kansas City Royals at 1:10 PM EST on Thursday afternoon.
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