Justin Verlander completed his final career start for the Detroit Tigers on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at age 42. In an emotionally charged moment, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch sent Verlander's daughter Genevieve to the mound to remove him from the game after 5 1/3 innings, resulting in a visible display of emotion as he embraced her for over 15 seconds with tears flowing. The crowd gave Verlander a standing ovation as he walked off the mound hand-in-hand with his daughter, marking the end of a legendary career for one of baseball's greatest pitchers.

Verlander pitched his final game at Comerica Park for the first time in 3,324 days, striking out six Pirates hitters and reaching 95 mph on the fastball despite being limited to just two starts this season due to injury. The Tigers lost 3-1. His hall-of-fame career includes a 2011 American League MVP Award, three Cy Young Awards, ten All-Star selections, two World Series championships and numerous other accolades. At 42 years old, Verlander's retirement marks the symbolic end of the era of workhorse starting pitchers in baseball.