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Watch: Former Auburn big leaguers wish Casey Mize luck on his debut

Casey Mize takes the mound on Wednesday night for the Detroit Tigers.

It is Casey Mize day on Wednesday as the former Auburn standout and No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft is set to make his major league debut for the Detroit Tigers against the Chicago White Sox.

A bunch of former Tigers who also played in the majors wanted to wish the pitcher luck on his debut.

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Casey Mize to make MLB debut for Detroit Tigers this week

The former Auburn standout was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft.

Welcome to the majors, Casey Mize!

The former Auburn standout and No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft is set to make his MLB debut for the Detroit Tigers sometime this week, the team announced on Monday.

Mize is the eighth-ranked overall prospect in all of MLB and the Tigers No. 2 prospect behind newly-drafted Spencer Torkelson. Last year at two different levels, the right-hander went 8-3 with a 2.55 ERA over 109 1/3 innings.

In his debut at Double-A Erie, Mize went the distance in a complete-game no-hitter against Altoona.