Tyler Matzek became a postseason legend a year ago, helping to pitch the Braves to their first World Series of the 21st century. He will hold a special place in all of our battered, over-stressed sports hearts for the rest of time. One can argue he recorded the three biggest outs for Atlanta, ever.
Sadly, 2022 was not the encore Matzek or the Braves were hoping for.
How Acquired
Matzek’s return to the majors has been written about at length at this point. The Braves signed him to minor league deal in late 2019, and he made the expanded roster out of the “summer camp” preseason in 2020.