Justin Verlander ends 21-year career in tears as daughter joins him on the mound in Detroit
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Justin Verlander, 43, made his final major league start on Saturday for the Detroit Tigers against the Pittsburgh Pirates, ending a 21-season career with 3,560 strikeouts and three Cy Young Awards. After Brandon Lowe hit a foul popup to start the sixth inning, manager AJ Hinch walked out and, instead of a routine pitching change, brought Verlander's 7-year-old daughter Genevieve onto the mound as a surprise. Verlander left the field in tears alongside her.
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