It was a long and difficult road to get to this point, but over seven years after he was selected first overall in the 2018 MLB draft, Casey Mize will finally make his first postseason start for the Detroit Tigers. He finally has an opportunity to make a big impact on the franchise with a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. He’s also pitching the best baseball of his career.

After a mediocre start to his career from 2020 to early 2022, when he blew out his UCL and had Tommy John surgery, Mize still didn’t set the world on fire in his 2024 return. His fastball velocity and movement improved over the course of the season, but his breaking stuff was still subpar and the splitter that had been his calling card in his Auburn and minor league days was still missing in action.

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