A TigerTown treat: Verlander in the morning, Skubal in the afternoon

Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander throws a simulated game Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander threw in a simulated game Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Lakeland, Florida. Lakeland, Fla. — Every once in a while, the mundane, Groundhog Day routine of spring training yields something quite fabulous. Sunday was one of those days. In the morning, future Hall-of-Famer Justin Verlander was throwing a two-inning sim game on the backfields. An hour or so later, the reigning two-time American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal took to the Joker Marchant Stadium mound to face the reigning American League champion Toronto Blue Jays. And as it turned out, it was a very useful and exhaustive punch-the-clock...