Casey Mize, his family and the Auburn Tigers team react to Mize being picked No. 1 by Detroit Tigers in 2018 MLB draft June 4 on the Auburn campus. Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press
On Saturday, we learned that former Detroit Tigers pitching star Justin Verlander became a first-time father on Wednesday, as he and his wife, Kate Upton, welcomed their daughter, Genevieve.
But Verlander is the past. For the Tigers, it's all about the future.
One of the linchpins of that future is Casey Mize.