Toledo Mud Hens manager Doug Mientkiewicz talks Tigers prospect development in his office in Toledo on Saturday, June 8, 2019. Gregory Levinsky, Detroit Free Press
With former Detroit Tigers pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer still hurling at dominant levels, fans are left to wonder: What if they were still wearing the Old English D?
Verlander — who was shipped to the Houston Astros on Aug. 31, 2017 — helped his new team beat the Tigers, 5-1, at Comerica Park on May 15.
Scherzer (7-5, 2.52 ERA), who left the Tigers via free agency after the 2014 season, signing a $210 million contract with the Washington Nationals, will get his chanceHe’s scheduled to start Sunday’s series finale at Comerica Park at 1:10 p.