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Justin Verlander, arguably one of the greatest pitchers of all time, definitely in Detroit Tigers history, called it a career Saturday. He made only his second start of the season, and the final one of his career, going 5.1 innings and striking out 6, showing off a vintage performance one last time. 

Justin Verlander cried during his post game press conference. He hugged his daughter after throwing his final pitch, and less importantly, recorded his 3,560th career strikeout as the Tigers beat the Pirates 4-3 Saturday afternoon.  For Verlander it was the final appearance of his 21-year career, of which 14 seasons were spent in an Olde English D, playing for the Tigers.  He went 5.1 innings, striking out 6 and giving up two runs on his final day on the mound. 

John Niyo and Jeff Riger join Dan Miller on the FOX 2 Sportsworks panel to talk about the return of Justin Verlander, the Lions brutal loss, college football and the Pistons and Red Wings off season moves. 

Following a loss to the White Sox on Sunday, the Tigers were officially eliminated from the MLB post season, after making it the last two years.  Justin Verlander will start his final game of his career Saturday.

FOX 2 Sports Producer James Paxson and FOX 2 Detroit Live Host Aaron Jordan discuss a big day of sports on FOX 2: The Tigers taking on the Guardians as Detroit closes the gap in the division race, and the Lions kicking off their preseason against the Bengals.

Tigers President of Baseball Operations Scott Harris met with the media Monday night to address the trades he made to send Tarik Skubal to the Dodgers and Casey Mize to the Padres.

Detroit received a pair of Top 100 prospects – outfielder Zyhir Hope (#25) and right-handed pitcher River Ryan (#68) according to MLB Pipeline – plus right-handed pitching prospect Brady Smith.