Tigers Place Gleyber Torres On IL, Activate Casey Mize

Key Points:

• The Detroit Tigers have placed second baseman Gleyber Torres on the 10-day injured list again due to a left oblique strain, the same injury that sidelined him from May 4 to June 2; right-hander Casey Mize has been activated from the injured list and will start today's game.
• Torres had been performing well during his brief healthy stretch, batting .341 with power and contributing defensively, but his re-injury is a setback for a Tigers team showing recent improvement after a poor May.
• Casey Mize returns to the rotation after a strong season with a 2.27 ERA and improved strikeout rate, joining a pitching staff that includes Tarik Skubal, Framber Valdez, Troy Melton, and soon Justin Verlander.
• The Tigers have not provided a timetable for Torres' return, but his previous oblique strain kept him out about a month; in his absence, Detroit will rely on Zach McKinstry, Hao-Yu Lee, and possibly Colt Keith at second base.
• Both Torres and Mize are free agents after the season and could be trade candidates as the Tigers, nine games behind in the AL Central and six games out in the Wild Card race, have seven weeks to improve before potentially selling at the trade deadline.