At least as a member of an MLB roster.Verlander, the All-Star Game "Legend Pick," is calling it a career at the end of the season.ZERO BS.
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DOWNLOAD NOW!The future Hall of Famer threw cold water on the idea of making a comeback while on the red carpet.He was asked about his retirement and what it would take to keep him from calling it quits.He replied, "I don't know if there's much you can do at this point."Verlander, 43, then added that his teammate Tarik Skubal has been telling him that all the best come back.
This prompted a comment about him training and popping up at the trade deadline ready to be signed next year."Sure.Here we are at the All-Star Break and I can't get healthy and pitch...," he said of the idea.
"But hopefully, I get healthy in the second half, you know? You know that's what I'm trying to do."WHAT TO WATCH FOR DURING THE 2026 MLB ALL-STAR GAME AT CITIZENS BANK PARK IN PHILADELPHIAJustin Verlander of the San Francisco Giants walks with his family during the 2026 All-Star Red Carpet Show presented by Mastercard at Independence Mall in Philadelphia on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.(Hunter Martin/MLB Photos via Getty Images)Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers poses for a photo with his wife, Kate Upton, and family during the 2026 red carpet photoshoot at Loews Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
(Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)The reality is that baseball is a young man's game.At 43, Verlander knows that's the case.
He's focusing on getting healthy in the second half and riding off into the sunset.The game of baseball and the red carpets that come with success are for a new generation.They're for the likes of Paul Skenes and Livvy Dunne.Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates poses for a photo with girlfriend Olivia Dunne during the 2026 All-Star Red Carpet Show presented by Mastercard at Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
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