DETROIT — Tigers manager AJ Hinch announced before the game Friday that starting pitcher Casey Mize, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.
"I'm very sad for Casey and for all the work he's put in," Hinch said. "But I think having resolution to this is the No. 1 key. He knows the problem and he knows the answer. He knows what the road ahead will be like and he knows the success stories from this surgery.
"He's very OK with knowing that these are the facts, this is what I have to do."
