AuburnTigers.com
AUBURN, Ala. -”With the first selection of the 2018 MLB Draft, the Detroit Tigers select Casey Mize.”
While his teammates cheered loudly and his parents applauded, Casey Mize leaned forward for five seconds, his head resting on his hands, an emotional mix of relief and jubilation.
The best moment in his life, Casey said a few minutes later, after hugging each family member – first his dad, Jason, then his mom, Rhonda - who gathered at the Auburn Athletics complex.
“I was kind of sweating it a little bit all weekend, but we did our job and the team did a good job of getting me back here,” said Mize, Auburn’s first No.