Lakeland, Fla. — Can it possibly be 10 years since Justin Verlander’s first big league spring training with the Tigers?
“No,” he said with a grin Thursday. “I was trying to make the team my first year (2005), too, so it’s actually more than 10. Time flies.”
He’s now the longest tenured Tiger, the last man standing from the 2006 World Series team. Time flies, indeed.
“It’s funny looking back,” he said. “Some of the guys I played with, just going back a few years, that 2006 team — I’ve been the only one standing for a few years now.