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The Tigers placed Mayfield (undisclosed) on the minor-league 7-day injured list Tuesday, Emily Waldon of Baseball America reports.
Mayfield, who was acquired by the Tigers at the trade deadline, will have to wait a bit before he makes his organizational debut. The details of why he was placed on the injured list Tuesday have not been revealed.
The Tigers acquired Mayfield and left-hander Jackson Wolf from the Padres on Monday in exchange for right-hander Casey Mize and infielder Gage Workman, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Mayfield, 21, sits in the low-90s with his fastball, but the rest of his arsenal is mid-rotation caliber, headlined by a plus changeup. The 6-foot-4 southpaw posted a 3.54 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 62 strikeouts in 53.1 innings across 15 starts at High-A Fort Wayne this season.
Through seven starts for High-A Fort Wayne this season, Mayfield has posted a 1.52 ERA, 0.75 WHIP and 35:13 K:BB over 29.2 innings.
Mayfield was a first-round pick by San Diego in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft and registered a solid 3.12 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 88:28 K:BB in Single-A ball during his first pro season. The southpaw has built upon that success with an even more impressive start to his High-A tenure, and he's been especially dominant over his past two outings, allowing just two hits while posting a 12:1 K:BB across 10 scoreless innings. If Mayfield continues to pitch well, he could be promoted to Double-A at some point this season.
Padres' Kash Mayfield: Returns to action at Single-A
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Mayfield (shoulder) struck out four over two perfect innings in a start of Single-A Lake Elsinore last Wednesday.
Mayfield made his first appearance since May 13 after he had been shut down with left shoulder discomfort, though Lake Elsinore never placed him on its injured list. One of the top lower-level prospects in the San Diego system, Mayfield has accrued a 4.84 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 31:9 K:BB across 22.1 innings over seven starts at Single-A this season.
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Padres' Kash Mayfield: Exits outing with sore shoulder
Rotowire
Mayfield was removed from Tuesday's start at Single-A Lake Elsinore due to left shoulder discomfort, Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
It's not clear how long Mayfield might be sidelined, but the Padres will be careful with one of their best pitching prospects. The 20-year-old southpaw has posted a 4.87 ERA and 27:9 K:BB over 20.1 innings this season in his first pro campaign.
