Justin Verlander and Yu Darvish have been the subject of trade rumors for the better part of July, and with minutes to go before Monday’s trade deadline, both were making light of the situation.
Verlander, currently with the Detroit Tigers on a road trip to New York, sent a tweet with exclusive information — he’s in the visitors’ locker room with his team.
**BREAKING** Source: I'm still in the Tigers locker room. https://t.co/2XJu9v3cHz pic.twitter.com/g86ra4u1C4
— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) July 31, 2017
As for Darvish, he, too, was counting the minutes.
10min!! pic.twitter.com/gwP7qwvh8d
— ダルビッシュ有(Yu Darvish) (@faridyu) July 31, 2017
Verlander can take heart — reports indicate he’ll be staying put, at least for now.
