Detroit Tigers top pitching prospect Casey Mize left his start on Thursday night with a potential injury.
Mize left the Erie SeaWolves’ game against the Reading Fightin Phils in the third inning following a mound visit from the team’s trainer and manager. Video shows the interaction between Mize and catcher Kade Scivicque that led to the staff being called out:
Casey Mize has just been taken out of the game. Catcher Kade Scivicque saw something, and brought everybody with him. Not good… not good at all. pic.twitter.com/uHtVegvlxV
— TigersProspectsVideo (@ProspectsVideo) June 14, 2019
Casey Mize exits with the athletic trainer TJ Obergefell in the third inning. No word yet on what happened, but he was pulled quickly after throwing one pitch to a batter. #Tigers
— Greg Gania (@Greg_Gania) June 14, 2019
Mize had allowed one hit, one walk and no runs over 2.1 innings prior to exiting. He had struck out two.
The No. 1 pick in last year’s draft out of Auburn, Mize was 8-0 with a 0.95 ERA across two minor league levels this season. He made headlines by throwing a no-hitter in his Double-A debut.
