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Verlander leaves final start of 21-year career as 7-year-old daughter sprints to the mound for hug

Verlander leaves final start of 21-year career as 7-year-old daughter sprints to the mound for hug
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Justin Verlander had just retired the leadoff batter in the sixth inning of his major league finale when Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch walked from the dugout toward home plate. The pitcher's 7-year-old daughter suddenly sprinted to the mound. “That completely blindsided me, and it hit me like...

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