Casey Mize will undergo Tommy John surgery, Detroit Tigers’ manager AJ Hinch announced Friday.
The procedure will repair the 25-year-old’s damaged UCL. According to MLB.com’s Jason Beck, the ligament is intact, but it was stretched to the point where it had lost elasticity. It ends the right-hander’s season. Mize is the second Tiger pitcher on staff to undergo the procedure in the last year, joining Spencer Turnbull, who went under the knife on July 31, 2021.
The news is disheartening, but not unexpected. The former first-overall pick has been on the injured list since April 14 when he was diagnosed with a right elbow strain.