Starting pitcher Justin Verlander is hitting the injured list for the second time this season, as the Houston Astros will be without their veteran ace for at least the next two weeks.
on Saturday due to neck discomfort. He told reporters that he had been playing through the injury for a few weeks, but he and manager Joe Espada didn't appear to be concerned for his long-term availability.
Espada's tone changed this week, though, claiming that Verlander was progressing slower than expected. As it turns out, the 41-year-old wasn't going to be ready for his next start on Thursday, so he has been shelved as a result. To fill Verlander's spot on the active 26-man roster, the Astros recalled right-handed pitcher Nick Hernandez from Triple-A Sugar Land.
Verlander is 3-2 with a 3.95 ERA, 1.211 WHIP, 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a 0.5 WAR through 10 starts in 2024. He didn't make his season debut until April 19 after suffering a shoulder injury in the offseason.The Astros have placed RHP Justin Verlander on the 15-day IL due to neck discomfort . To take his place on the active roster, Houston recalled RHP Nick Hernandez from Triple A.Verlander got his start in Detroit, playing for the Tigers from 2005 to 2017.
The Tigers eventually traded Verlander to the Astros in 2017, and he won his first World Series title that same season. Verlander went on to make three more All-Star appearances in Houston, winning two more Cy Youngs and a second World Series, even though Tommy John surgery limited him to just one start between 2020 and 2021.During his time with the Astros, Verlander is 71-24 with a 2.48 ERA, 0.885 WHIP and a 23.1 WAR. He leads all active pitchers in career wins, innings pitched and strikeouts.
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