from news: DETROIT – Justin Verlander’s return to the mound at Comerica Park is on hold again. The Tigers' right-hander, who had been slated to return from the injured list and start Sunday against the White Sox, has been scratched with a left hamstring strain suffered during his bullpen session Wednesday in Houston. It’s the latest setback for the 43-year-old hurler, whose reunion with his original team has been limited to one outing March 30 at Arizona. He has been on the injured list since then with left hip inflammation but was on the verge of a return. Get a Detroit Stars Inspired Windbreaker on Saturday! The latest injury is expected to keep him out for weeks rather than days, manager A.J. Hinch said. “My hip actually feels fairly good,” Verlander said. “All of a sudden, my hamstring was bugging me and I had to cut my bullpen short. Anytime I’m not able to get my work in, it means something’s definitely off, so we decided to get it looked at, and there’s a strain. “Just really unfortunate, man. It just sucks. I don’t know how else to say it.” then “Things don’t always go the way you envision, and this certainly wasn’t. Now I deal with it, and hopefully this is it.” By that last part, he hopes this is it for the injuries. He’s not thinking this is it for trying to pitch, not at this point in the season. “At this point, I’m in the middle of a season. You guys have known me long enough,” he said. “There’s no giving up. This is halfway through a season that I committed to the Tigers for. Nobody envisioned it going this way, but I also intend on trying to give it my everything until the season’s over. “Once that happens, I don’t know, man. It’s a different conversation now than it was last year when I seemed to be really healthy, a lot of thoughts that I’m going to have to take into consideration. My family is up here with me now. My son is turning 1 today, my daughter is 7. There’s a lot of things that are also going on in my life that are a draw away from the game. But I’ve always said I want to play until the wheels fall off. I don’t know, maybe they are falling off. I hope not.” ** Edited by PhotoHokieNC at 6/19/2026, 5:42:57 PM