Casey Mize, the top pick in the 2018 MLB amateur draft and No. 1 Detroit Tigers prospect, had a rough go at it in a minor league matchup against the Pittsburgh Pirates’ affiliate on the backfields of TigerTown on Sunday.
Playing on Mickey Cochrane Field and teamed up with the Low-A West Michigan Whitecaps — due to Matthew Boyd pitching in the High-A game on the adjacent Charlie Gehringer diamond — a combination of shoddy defense and some very hard contact resulted in an early exit for the crown jewel of the Tigers’ developmental talent.