Blake Snell Headed Back to Injured List After One Start
Blake Snell heads back to the injured list after just one start due to elbow issues.
Casey Mize is set to start for the Detroit Tigers against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday after recovering from a groin strain. The Tigers are currently struggling, losing eight of their last ten games but remain 4.5 games behind first place Cleveland.
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Well, the question over the past two weeks was whether the Detroit Tigers could hold it together long enough to start getting some help back off the injured list. Suffice it to say it hasn’t gone well. Losers of eight of their last ten games, the Tigers are still only 4.5 games behind first place Cleveland in the division. They’ll get a chance to test the 2026 Guardians in person early next week in Comerica Park. Fortunately, the news on the injury side is rapidly improving. Casey Mize is now scheduled to pitch against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
Mize hit the injured list with a groin strain after his last start on April 28 was cut short after he pursued a ball off the mound. At that point, the 29-year-old right-hander was pitching the best baseball of his career. With the best command of his splitter we’ve seen in pro ball, Mize is whiffing 27.3 percent of hitters faced, five percent better than his career best mark set in 2025. Mize’s 2.90 ERA and 2.85 FIP are top 33 and top 16 numbers in baseball from starters with at least 30 innings so far. Starting pitching hasn’t really been the Tigers biggest issue over the past three weeks, but they’ve held it together by using some of their better relievers out of an already poor relief corps to help handle the vacated rotation spot while having to deal with short, generally bad outings from Jack Flaherty, and a mess of a game from Framber Valdez.
In the meantime, AJ Hinch announced on Friday that Connor Seabold is back from the injured list, and RHP has been optioned back to Triple-A Toledo. Seabold hasn’t been particularly good so far, but he’s at least been more effective than some of the depth options behind him were. Better help is close at hand as has avoided any signficant injuries and is scheduled to rehab with the Mud Hens on Friday, along with , who has yet to pitch this season but has thrown the ball well in his rehab appearances.
Casey Mize is scheduled to pitch for the Tigers on Saturday after recovering from a groin strain.
The Tigers have lost eight of their last ten games but are still only 4.5 games behind first place Cleveland.
Casey Mize is the starting pitcher for the Tigers in their upcoming game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Casey Mize has a 2.90 ERA and a 2.85 FIP, ranking him among the top starters in baseball with at least 30 innings pitched.
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The biggest issue for the Tigers remains their bullpen. With Brant Hurter helping cover a rotation spot, it’s an extremely weak group. They really need a healthy Will Vest in there to stabilize things, and if Brieske can get it going as well, all the better. Adding Hurter back to the bullpen mix will only help matters even more. Troy Melton has about 10 days until he’s eligible to return, either to help the bulllpen even further, or to potentially take over Jack Flaherty’s rotation spot, moving the latter to the bullpen.
Just as important for an offense that has blown a tire over the past two weeks, second baseman Gleyber Torres, a crucial cog in the Tigers’ lineup, is also close to going out on a rehab assignment, perhaps as soon as this weekend. More likely, with the Mud Hens home next week, expect that assignment to start on Tuesday as the Mud Hens kick off a home series against Indianapolis.
The Tarik Skubal news is also very promising, as he’s already progressed to doing some light throwing only nine days after a nanoscope procedure to remove a bone chip described as being about the size of a lima bean from his left elbow. The nanoscope procedure is much less invasive that the usual arthroscopic procedure, doing much less damage to tissues during the operation, and the hope was always that this would speed his return. So far, so good.
And in the final bit of good injury news, LHP Andrew Sears began a rehab assignment in the Florida Complex League and throwing two innings. Sears, along with fellow LHP Jake Miller, are the Tigers two most advanced starting pitcher prospects, but both have been sidelined since spring camp. Miller is still working his way back from double hip labrum repairs last fall, and his status is unknown. Miller was never transferred to the major league 60-day injured list to open a spot on the 40-man, so we expect some news on his status shortly. The duo offers some hope of further starting depth, and the ability to handle middle relief should one or both get it going by midseason.