The second opinion on the injury plaguing Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander is similar to the first - a strained right triceps muscle, MLB Network has reported.
Verlander has yet to pitch this year, but is a possibility to do some throwing on the team's upcoming 10-game road trip. It remains to be seen if the latest diagnosis has an effect on those plans.
"I think we're on the back end of it," Verlander said to MLive.com. "Definitely moving in the right direction. The second MRI said we're moving in the right direction."
Verlander has been frustrated by not being able to pitch yet this season.
"It's weird," he said. "I talked with the trainers and they told me this is probably going to be hardest thing I've ever hard to do because this does not mesh well with my personality. I want to be going out there. And historically in the past I've pitched through some stuff. I've pitched through a lot of stuff in my career. This is just one of those things you can't try to force your way through."