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Justin Verlander to A.J. Hinch: No place like Detroit when Tigers are winning

Justin Verlander knows a thing or two (and then some) about winning with the Detroit Tigers.

When Verlander found out former Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch had been hired to manage the Tigers, he offered a piece of knowledge in a Friday morning text message, about what to expect when the team escapes the rebuild and starts winning again.

"There's no place like it," Verlander said, according to Hinch. "It's an incredible place of a loyal fan base that wants baseball played the right way, wants baseball played a winning way.