Justin Verlander completes rehab, in line for Mets debut
Right-hander Justin Verlander completed a 69-pitch rehab outing Friday for Double-A Binghamton and is in line to make his New York Mets debut next week against the Detroit Tigers.
Verlander, who opened the season on the injured list with a teres major strain near his right armpit, went 4 2/3 scoreless innings for the Rumble Ponies. He allowed two hits with no walks and six strikeouts.
The outing came after Verlander thr