GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- As a kid growing up in Southern California, Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle liked to do his own thing. That included playing baseball with two older brothers in the same house.
One of Mahle's brothers, Greg, is a lefty pitcher in the Angels' system.
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"They'd go out and hit in the cage in our backyard. And I wouldn't go out there," Mahle explained. "Then, once they came in, I would go out there by myself and hit off the tee. I was a young kid.