On Friday, one day after Casey Mize left his Double-A start early, the Tigers placed the prized right-hander on the minor league injured list with inflammation in his pitching shoulder. Any shoulder injury for a pitcher obviously isn’t an ideal outcome, but it seems Mize and the Tigers dodged a bullet in this instance. Mize, the No. 1 pick in the 2018 draft and one of the majors’ elite prospects, had been utterly dominant in the minors this season before going on the IL. Between the High-A and Double-A levels, the 22-year-old has logged 78 innings of 0.92 ERA pitching with 8.7 K/9 and 1.4 BB/9.
Now for some major league health updates…
- Center fielder Byron Buxton exited the Twins’ game Friday after taking a pitch off the right wrist from Royals starter Brad Keller. Luckily for Buxton and the Twins, though, he avoided a serious injury, La Velle E. Neal III of the Star Tribune reports. “Byron’s doing fine. Wrist contusion,” said manager Rocco Baldelli, who added it’s “pretty positive news.” The 25-year-old Buxton looks to be on track for a career season, having hit .266/.324/.527 (120 wRC+) with nine home runs, 10 steals and 2.2 fWAR in 227 plate appearances.
- Speaking of center fielders in fine form, the Astros’ Jake Marisnick departed their game Friday with left knee discomfort, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports. It’s unclear whether the issue will force the Astros to send yet another player to the IL. Marisnick, 28, has paired above-average offense with his usual excellent defense en route to 1.3 fWAR in 156 trips to the plate this year.
- An MRI on Diamondbacks righty Jon Duplantier’s shoulder confirmed he’s dealing with inflammation, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com tweets. Like Mize, it seems Duplantier has avoided a catastrophic injury. The D-backs placed the 24-year-old on the IL on Wednesday, cutting off an encouraging start to his career. Duplantier has pitched to a 4.32 ERA/3.83 FIP with 8.64 K/9 and 3.24 BB/9 in 25 innings (eight appearances, three starts).
- The Mariners reinstated shortstop J.P. Crawford from the IL on Friday and placed reliever Brandon Brennan on the IL with a strained right shoulder, per Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times. Crawford had been out since suffering a left ankle sprain May 28. The injury to Brennan continues what has been a shaky season for the 2018 Rule 5 pick from the Rockies. Brennan leads Mariners relievers in innings (34) and has posted 9.26 K/9 with a 55.4 percent groundball rate, but a high walk rate (5.29 BB/9) has helped produce a 5.56 ERA/4.39 FIP.
Whew, regarding Mize. Tigers fans can breathe again about their 2021 ace. An IL visit is not good but he experienced the same type of thing in college and was okay after rest.
Surprised it wasn’t mentioned, but Vlad Jr. also departed that Jays/Astros game after getting hit on the hand by Gerrit Cole. They said during the game that there was no fracture.
Good for him. I assume they’ll hold him out a couple games to be safe but he shouldn’t go on the dl(refuse to call it il )
Not trying to start an argument, just curious about why? It’s not that big of a deal and it is more if an accurate description. Plus, it seems like it sent the wrong message to kids with disabilities.
Its not a knock on disabilities to call it a disabled list. Said player is disabled to the point he cannot currently play. Is injured any better or worse i dont think so. But todays PC crowd insists on making terms worse than theyre intended. Soon a guy like Ivan Rodriguez wont be allowed to be nicknamed pudge because it offends the heavier crowd, and you wont be able to claim a player like Ichiro as a soft contact hitter because that offends people who dont hit for the fences. Its a sad time we live in.
It’s simply more accurate to say of someone with a pulled hammy, finger blister or “right side discomfort” that they are injured not disabled.
Have you ever read the definition of word disabled? Do it before you get triggered and demand a safe space.
I find it funny when someone defends PC language and the wussification of America by calling someone else triggered, telling them to go to a safe space, snowflake, etc…all of the terms that describe the PC crowd in the first place.
Wreckage, no need to worry about the “Pudge” nickname. Fat people are about the only open target left in the world. Don’t see that changing soon.
It’s gets even worse for white men over 50. Hollywood, media and Democrats want them all dead.
Garry Harris sounds like a white male over 50s name haha.
“the dl(refuse to call it il )”……… that’s just sad in so many ways.
Right?
Why? I’ve been a baseball fan my whole life I think it’s weird they changed it too… I don’t really care that much but describe all the ways it’s sad lol
Children!
Enough!
The only snowflakes here are those randomly offended by the name change from DL to IL. Get a life. I’m sorry your 1950s way of life is dying off. You mad bro?
It also used to be okay to spit on the ball. Times change, you can either be apart of that and move forward with the sport or stay in your ancient ways of non progression and provincialism.
Tigers fans are going on the DL and need a safe space