Tag: MLB Debut

Watch: Auburn coach Butch Thompson wishes Casey Mize luck in MLB debut

Casey Mize will make his MLB debut on Wednesday night for the Detroit Tigers.

Casey Mize will take the bump tonight for the Detroit Tigers against the Chicago White Sox as he makes his MLB debut.

The former Auburn standout and No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft has already received well wishes from some Auburn legends in Frank Thomas and Tim Hudson, but his former coach wanted to send his best regards as well.

Thompson took over the Auburn program in 2015 and has led its rejuvenation including a trip to the 2019 College World Series.

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.

Former Michigan State pitcher Anthony Misiewicz makes MLB debut for Seattle Mariners

Misiewicz pitched one inning for the Seattle Mariners Friday night.

It was a big day of debuts across Major League Baseball Friday night and a former Michigan State Spartan was among those getting their first tastes of the big leagues.

Former Spartan pitcher Anthony Misiewicz made his MLB debut for the Seattle Mariners Friday night. Misiewicz threw one inning against the Houston Astros, giving up two hits and an earned run while striking out one batter.

A former Anchor Bay star, Misiewicz pitched for MSU from 2013-15 and turned professional after the Mariners selected him in the 18th round of the 2015 draft. Misiewicz has slowly risen through the minor leagues since, even getting traded to Tampa Bay and then back to Seattle at one point in his career. His minor league stops have included Everett (WA), Bakersfield (CA), Modesto (CA), Little Rock (AR), Montgomery (AL), and Tacoma (WA).

Misiewicz is the only former Spartan baseball player currently in the MLB.

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