Casey Mize, the No. 1 overall draft pick by the Detroit Tigers in 2018 out of Auburn, said he "had a blast" making his major-league debut Wednesday night against the Chicago White Sox.
The night started so promising for the right-hander, but ended a little sooner than he would've hoped, getting knocked out in the fifth inning in an eventual 5-3 loss in Chicago.
It wasn't a history-making effort, at least compared to other 1-1's making their first major-league appearances, though he did do some things, notably the strikeouts, that made him stand out.
For starters, his seven strikeouts were tied for third among the top-pick debuts, behind only Stephen Strasburg's 14 and David Clyde's eight.