A.J. Hinch has made plenty of pitching changes, but Saturday, he gave this one to someone else.

After Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Brandon Lowe popped out in the sixth inning Saturday, the Detroit Tigers manager signaled to the stands and Justin Verlander’s daughter, Genevieve, sprinted out to the mound to get her father.

Justin Verlander was already crying as she closed the gap to the mound quickly. He bent down and wrapped her up in a hug that lasted about 15 seconds as the crowd around him rose. When he stood back up, he took his daughter’s hand and walked off the mound for a final time.

It was the final scene of a farewell that…

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