Detroit Tigers’ Casey Mize is on the injured list with a hamstring strain, while Keider Montero has been brought up.
This is not an arm injury.
This is not a back injury.
But this is another injury.
Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize, the first overall choice in the 2018 draft, was placed on the injured list Wednesday, retroactive to Monday, with a left hamstring strain. The 27-year-old made 16 starts in his comeback season from elbow and back surgeries before hitting a speed bump that will keep him out until after the All-Star break.
“Certainly am happy that it’s not anything with my arm or back,” Mize told me. “It’s still not great that this happened, but obviously, it’s better than what it could have been.”
Detroit Tigers’ Casey Mize is on the injured list with a hamstring strain, while Keider Montero has been brought up.
This is not an arm injury.
This is not a back injury.
But this is another injury.
Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize, the first overall choice in the 2018 draft, was placed on the injured list Wednesday, retroactive to Monday, with a left hamstring strain. The 27-year-old made 16 starts in his comeback season from elbow and back surgeries before hitting a speed bump that will keep him out until after the All-Star break.
The Tigers promoted right-hander Keider Montero to replace Mize in the starting rotation.
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He’s projected to miss at least three starts.
“I don’t know what the timeline looks like,” Mize told me. “We got to observe how it felt early on and then make some choices. I’m not sure how my body will respond. It’s really up to us to obtain a decent baseline of how we’re feeling and then build a plan from there. “We’re not there yet.”
Mize suffered the left hamstring strain on a pitch in the sixth inning of Sunday’s start against the Los Angeles Angels, in which he tossed 5⅓ scoreless innings. He initially thought he was dealing with a cramp, but medical tests revealed a strain.
Manager A.J. Hinch was asked about his level of concern.
“We’re not going to know until he’s not sore and he can move around and get back on a mound,” Hinch said. “I don’t know how long it’s going to be, but it was a definite IL from the time we got him evaluated.”
The timing of Mize’s injury derails his positive momentum, having posted a 3.41 ERA with nine walks and 24 strikeouts across 29 innings in six starts in June, including a 10-strikeout performance June 24 against the Philadelphia Phillies
. He recaptured the consistent 96 mph fastball velocity he showcased throughout spring training, and he finally unlocked slightly better command of his splitter and slider to help miss some bats.
Before all of that, Mize had a 6.56 ERA across 23⅓ innings in five starts in May.
