Justin Verlander was overcome with emotion when his 7-year-old daughter, Genevieve, ran toward him on the pitchers’ mound after his last Detroit Tigers baseball game. “I had no clue. I was totally blindsided,” Verlander, 43, told reporters after the September, September 26, game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. “It hit me like a ton of bricks, that was amazing. I was sobbing and had to make sure she understood I was happy.” Saturday’s game marked the final time that Verlander, who shares Genevieve and 15-month-old son Bellamy with wife Kate Upton, started in an MLB game. (The Tigers ultimately defeated the Pirates 4-3.) To celebrate her…
