MLB in Brief: Justin Verlander Injured | Tyler Fitzgerald Joins the Blue Jays

Justin Verlander Injured

He won't be able to pitch in front of the Detroit crowd tomorrow.

Detroit Tigers great Justin Verlander, who was scheduled to make his first start Sunday night at Comerica Park since 2017, is now going on the 15-day IL with left hip inflammation.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) April 4, 2026

Vladdy's efforts

Yesterday, after the game, he went to hit some balls.

As soon as today's Blue Jays game ended, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went to the batting cage to work on his swing. He does that periodically – and evidently felt today was a day where some extra reps would help.

— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) April 3, 2026

The Brewers' Turtle

Awesome.

Bobby Jr. is fitting in just fine 🐢 https://t.co/5nlnr7bHyj pic.twitter.com/SJXJd9AxMd

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) April 4, 2026

Tyler Fitzgerald with the Blue Jays

He was sent down to AAA.

Fitzgerald has 178 games of MLB experience with a career .739 OPS. He hit 15 HR at the MLB level in 2024. Fast runner, versatile enough to play multiple positions.

Replaces some of the depth lost via Leo Jimenez – but there's more flexibility here since Fitzgerald can be optioned https://t.co/mj1VE05qC9

— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) April 4, 2026

The Return of Luis Gil

He will pitch on April 10.

The Yankees plan to have Luis Gil return to the rotation on April 10 at Tropicana Field, Aaron Boone said.

— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) April 4, 2026

Catcher Rotation

The Blue Jays will give each guy about every other game.

The Blue Jays now have two switch-hitting catchers on their active roster, and it sounds like both Tyler Heineman and Brandon Valenzuela will be used regularly.

“I think it'll be a pretty even split,” John Schneider said.

— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) April 4, 2026

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