Verlander Sidelined, Montero Takes Mound

0:00It's April 4th. This is MLB News Today, AI-powered stories from around the league. I'm Cory with the story. Justin Verlander, the 43-year-old Ace and Otis active player in Major League Baseball, just got sidelined by the Detroit Tigers. They placed him on the 15-day injured list with left-hip inflammation, scrapping his big return start at Comerica Park. That was set for Sunday night, his first Tigers home game since August 20th, 2017. Verlander built his legend in Detroit, logging 3-080 starts from 2005 to 2017 before the trade deadline sent. Him to Houston. He came back this February on a one-year, $13 million deal after a stint with San Francisco last season. His first outing this year against Arizona was rough five runs and six hits in three and two-thirds innings, plus a loss. The hip issue flared up right there in that start, but Verlander downplayed it, saying it got sore, but improved quickly. He figured he could push through, yet manager AJ Hinge in the front office played it safe, especially with no off-date a workaround.

1:05No risks dislate in the season. Verlander sounds optimistic about a quick bounce back, calling it nothing too bad and under control for a short injured list trip. Meanwhile, the Tigers called up right-hander Kyder Montero from AAA Toledo to handle the series finale against St. Louis. Tigers fans will have to wait a bit longer for that Verlander magic at home, but if his track record holds, he'll be firing fastballs again soon.