Casey Mize ‘embarrassed’ by career-worst start in Padres debut

The new-look San Diego Padres revamped their starting rotation at the trade deadline by acquiring multiple pitchers. President of baseball operations A.J. Preller had another busy trade deadline and succeeded in helping an ailing group. The Padres acquired right-handed pitcher Casey Mize ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadl

The newly acquired right-hander records 10 outs, allows a season-high nine hits and yields a career-worst eight runs.

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Casey Mize allowed more runs in his Padres debut than in any game of his Tigers career.

Boring may not be the right word to describe the San Diego Padres' trade deadline. But that's how The Athletic's Grant Brisbee described it on Monday. They kept their dominant closer, Mason Miller, and flamethrower Adrian Morejon. Sometimes, the moves a Major League team doesn't make are the ones that make them better.

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The Padres already acquired Robbie Ray earlier in the day Aug 3, 2026 at 6:05 pm ET • 1 min read Getty Images The Padres have acquired right-handed starting pitcher Casey Mize from the Detroit Tigers, the New York Post reports. Mize had been slated to start for the Tigers on Friday, but in a move that presaged a trade,