Justin Verlander addresses photo scandal: 'The focus for me is on the Detroit Tigers'

Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander emphasized Tuesday his desire to keep his personal life private after nude photos of the former Cy Young award winner and girlfriend Kate Upton surfaced online in an alleged hacking incident.

"I'm not going to comment on my personal life," the 31-year-old told the Associated Press. "I never have and I never plan on it. I keep my personal life personal. The focus for me is on the Detroit Tigers. I don't want to take any focus away from this team and what we're trying to accomplish. We're in the middle of a pennant race. We're trying to win a pennant and all of my focus currently is on doing whatever I can to help our team win our division."

Verlander was among several celebrities to have their photos stolen and posted online over the weekend, prompting the FBI to launch an investigation. Verlander also mentioned that he will not address the situation again.

"I know a couple of guys wanted to get some questions from me yesterday," Verlander said. "Instead of everybody kind of sneaking around and getting questions at specific times, it's just easier to say, 'I'm not commenting on that. I'm trying to win a pennant.' I know some guys are probably getting a lot of pressure from other people to get quotes or whatever. I knew I'd be getting a lot of questions. This is it."