Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize gave up eight earned runs in his first start with the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.

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The new-look San Diego Padres revamped their starting rotation at the trade deadline by acquiring multiple pitchers.

When the San Diego Padres traded for Casey Mize from the Detroit Tigers on Monday, they were hoping he'd give their rotation a boost. Unfortunately, his Padres debut was anything ...

Making his Padres debut, Casey Mize was lit up for eight runs in 3 1/3 innings by the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Good morning from Phoenix, Casey Mize has nowhere to go but up. Presumably. He had the worst start of his career in his first game as a professional pitcher in a uniform not issued by the Detroit ...

Mize took the mound in a Padres uniform for the first time on Wednesday, and what followed was a disastrous and uninspiring ...

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