While the current Tigers were taking it on the chin in Omaha, a huge piece of the future walked off the field in Reading, Pennsylvania, with a possible injury.
Right-handed pitcher Casey Mize, the first overall pick in the 2018 draft, was making his ninth start of the season for Double-A Erie Thursday when he was abruptly removed in the third inning. Video from the site showed Mize throw a fastball, his 23rd pitch of the game, that read 85 mph on the radar gun — about 10 mph under his norm.
It was clear from his delivery and from his reaction to the pitch that something was wrong.