This past year, the 34-year-old veteran posted a 3-4 record with a solid 3.48 ERA and 1.13 WHIP, with 18 walks and 64 strikeouts in 67.1 innings pitched over 60 relief appearances. His manager Don Mattingly<\/a> also used him as an opener six times during the past season.<\/p>\n Tim Mayza continues to earn a chance to reinvigorate his career after leaving the Blue Jays<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t too long ago when Mayza appeared to be a mainstay for the Blue Jays relief corps. His stellar 2023 campaign with Toronto<\/a> was one of the highlight’s of his run with the Blue Jays. That season, he compiled a 3-1 record with a career-best 1.52 ERA and 1.22 WHIP, giving up just nine earned runs all year to go along with 53 strikeouts in 53.1 total innings. He also pitched in a career-high 69 games that season, keeping opponents to a .250 batting average against. <\/p>\n However, he followed that up with a disastrous 2024 season in which he posted an ERA over 8.00 and a WHIP close to 2.00. That ultimately led to the Blue Jays designated him for assignment <\/a>halfway through the season.<\/p>\n From there, Mayza would make stops with the New York Yankees<\/a> and Pittsburgh Pirates <\/a>before getting his chance with the Phillies towards the end of the 2025 season. Despite posting a 4.91 ERA and 1.64 WHIP with seven strikeouts in 7.1 innings of work over eight relief appearances, he earned a contract for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n With Mattingly rehired as the team’s manager and Mayza back in the bullpen, the Phillies have a couple of former Blue Jays to watch in 2027. After a quick exit from the postseason this will likely be one of many moves the Phillies make to reestablish themselves as a playoff contender. <\/p>\n
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