The 34-year-old went 183-114 with a 3.49 ERA in 13 seasons with the team, making six trips to the All-Star Game, winning AL Rookie of the Year in 2006 and capturing AL Cy Young and AL MVP honors in 2011. Prior to being traded in August, Verlander had spent his entire career in the Tigers organization, dating back to going No. However, it's his return to Detroit two months later that'll really be worth watching. Justin Verlander will play his first game against his former team when the Houston Astros host the Detroit Tigers on July 13. So no more tripleheader of games to kick off the MLB slate before a full schedule of action the following day.įinally, a few notable potential season-opening pitching matchups: March 29 represents the earliest start ever to an MLB season -excluding international events like the recent games played in Japan and Australia.Īn additional three or four days off have been added to each team's schedule, so the season itself stretches a bit further on the calendar.Īlso, it will be the first time since 1968 that every team is in action on the same day to start the season. However, the beginning of the 2018 season will be a bit different than what we've seen in recent years. For diehard fans and casual supporters alike, the start of a new baseball season goes hand in hand with the start of spring.
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