There were a lot of breakout performances for the 2021 Atlanta Braves, both in the regular season as well as the postseason. Austin Riley turned himself into a down-ballot MVP vote-accumulator during the regular season, while the outfield Trade Deadline acquisitions for all got a chance to shine brightly in the postseason. However, no group may have cemented themselves in Braves lore more than the back end of the Braves bullpen, a/k/a “The Night Shift,” and, in particular, reliever Tyler Matzek.
How Acquired
Tyler Matzek’s path back to Major League Baseball was anything but typical.