Will Verlander with 'shoulder problem' be able to pitch in the opening game? “Rehabilitation is goin

Will Verlander with 'shoulder problem' be able to pitch in the opening game? “Rehabilitation is going well, but I can’t guarantee it yet.”
Can Verlander play in the opening game? There is no guarantee yet.
Major League Baseball's official website, MLB.com , said on the 26th (Korea time), "It's too early to say whether Justin Verlander (HOU) will take the mound in the opening game."
Verlander had shoulder problems right after calling for spring camp. Verlander is known not to have been seriously injured, but Verlander himself confessed that (his physical condition) is not the same as he was in his 20s
Verlander is currently pitching in the bullpen once every three days, according to MLB.com . First of all, he is in good condition to throw balls. This means the process is not bad. However, it has not been decided when to deal with the hitter. "Everything is going the way I want to," Verlander said. "I'm trying to listen to my trainers without overdoing it."
The position is that it won't take long for it to happen. Verlander said, "It's still taking some time," but added, "The rehabilitation is going well. I don't think it will take a week or two. We're just monitoring the condition every day. However, it's not easy to predict anything until that point is over."
Verlander played in just one game during the 2020-2021 season due to elbow injuries and Tommy John surgery. He returned to the 2022 season and won the American League Cy Young Award and performed well last season, but his pitching innings were significantly reduced compared to his heyday. Verlander pitched a whopping 2,970 innings (average of about 212 innings per year) during the 2006-2019 season based on his extraordinary durability, but he pitched just 337.1 innings (average of about 169 innings) over the past two years.
Born in 1983, Verlander is 41 years old. He is already far from his former healthy body called the "Golden Beetle." Verlander's two-year, $86.67 million contract with the New York Mets last year expires this year. It is noteworthy when Verlander will return to the mound in good health.와이즈토토