41-year-old Astros pitcher Justin Verlander debuts Friday after recovering from shoulder inflammation, bolstering the team's pitching rotation.

Astros' ace pitcher Justin Verlander, 41, will make his season debut Friday against the Washington Nationals after recovering from inflammation in his right shoulder. Verlander completed rehab starts for Triple-A Sugar Land and Double-A Corpus Christi. The three-time Cy Young Award winner's return boosts the team's confidence and strengthens the struggling starting pitching rotation, which has the fifth-highest ERA in MLB.

April 17, 2024
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