Tigers call up unsavory replacements after official Casey Mize, Javy Báez injury news

Per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press, the Tigers are set to move Casey Mize and Javy Báez to the IL after they both got hurt in the span of two innings on Tuesday night. Enmanuel De Jesus, who was optioned exactly a week ago for poor performance, will take Mize's place on the active roster; former top prospect Jace Jung will take Báez's.

Both Mize and Báez sounded optimistic after Tuesday's loss but still had to undergo MRIs to determine the severity of their injuries. We were crossing our fingers and toes that both would end up fine, but no dice.

De Jesus and Jung are not who fans expected would get tabbed. De Jesus' demotion was completely justified; he posted a ghastly 10.13 ERA in eight major league innings. Jung hasn't played in a major league game since Sept. 21 of last year, when he only appeared in 21 games on the season. With Kevin McGonigle in Detroit, it's been easy to forget about Jung entirely.

So all of Sawyer Gipson-Long, Ty Madden, Corey Julks, and Gage Workman will have to keep waiting for their moments. (Which might not take very long, given De Jesus and Jung's track records).

Tigers recall Enmanuel De Jesus, Jace Jung after officially moving Casey Mize, Javy Báez to 15- and 10-day ILs

De Jesus has pitched all of one appearance (two innings) in Toledo since being demoted the first time. He only gave up one hit and one walk while striking out two, but it's too small a sample size and fans are far too scarred by his not-so-distant major league blowups to call it promising.

Jung is hitting .222 with a .722 OPS through his first 28 games in Triple-A with two homers and 10 RBI. His plate discipline has always been a strong suit; he has 22 walks and his OPS is mostly buoyed by a nice .358 OBP.

If either of them has an even kind of extended leash, it's Jung, who has the former top prospect pedigree that the Tigers tend to love (and have a hard time moving on from). He's never lived up to expectations in the majors despite sporadic chances in 2025, and he's still waiting on his first major league home run.

Will this be the year we finally see it? The chances seem slim, but Jung might be on his last life here, and he'll need to do something to prove he can still hack it at the big league level.

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