Casey Mize

Casey Mize
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher
Born: (1997-05-01) May 1, 1997
Springville, Alabama
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Casey Mize (born May 1, 1997) is an American baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. He was selected by the Tigers with the first overall pick of the 2018 MLB draft. He played college baseball for the Auburn Tigers.

Career

Mize attended Springville High School in Springville, Alabama. During his high school career, he went 19–2.[1] He committed to Auburn University to play college baseball.[2]

As a freshman in 2016, he appeared in 16 games with 7 starts and went 2–5 with a 3.52 earned run average (ERA) and 59 strikeouts.[3] As a sophomore in 2017, Mize pitched in 13 games with 12 starts, going 8–2 with a 2.04 ERA with 109 strikeouts and only nine walks.[3][4] After the season, he played for the United States collegiate national team during the summer.[5][6] Mize was named Auburn's opening day starter for the 2018 season.[7] On March 9, 2018, Mize threw a no-hitter against the Northeastern Huskies, the ninth in program history.[8]

The Detroit Tigers selected Mize with the first overall pick in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[9] On June 25, 2018, Mize signed with the Tigers, featuring a $7.5 million signing bonus.[10] He made his professional debut with the GCL Tigers and was promoted to the Lakeland Flying Tigers after one start. After compiling a combined 0–1 record with a 3.95 ERA in five starts between both teams,[11] Mize was shut down for the rest of the season due to an innings limit.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Hutchinson, Derick (June 4, 2018). "Detroit Tigers select Auburn pitcher Casey Mize with No. 1 overall pick in MLB draft". ClickOnDetroit.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ Shearer, Jeff (October 18, 2017). "'Mom, I'm going to play on that field one day' - baseball's Casey Mize". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Feinsand, Mark (June 4, 2018). "How Mize went from undrafted to fave to go No. 1". MLB.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ Vitale, Josh (January 26, 2018). "Casey Mize returns to mound as Auburn baseball opens spring practice". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ Green, Tom (April 14, 2017). "Auburn baseball's Casey Mize accepts USA Collegiate National team invite". AL.com. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ McCue, Owen (July 3, 2017). "After Breakout Year At Auburn, Casey Mize Impresses With Collegiate National Team". Baseball America. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ Stevens, Matthew (January 26, 2018). "All-American RHP Casey Mize to get Auburn's opening day start". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Casey Mize Tosses No-Hitter as Auburn Defeats Northeastern". Auburn Tigers. March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Tigers draft Auburn right-hander Casey Mize with No. 1 pick". ESPN.com. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  10. ↑ Beck, Jason (June 25, 2018). "Tigers agree to deal with No. 1 pick Mize". MLB.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Casey Mize Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  12. ↑ Lara-Cinisomo, Vincent (August 18, 2018). "Tigers shut down top prospect Mize". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
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