Aug 23, 2021; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Tim Mayza (58) delivers a pitch against the Chicago White Sox in the eighth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
When Tim Mayza left the mound in a heap of pain in September of 2019, we didn’t know if he’d ever return to the Blue Jays. These days he’s performing so well it’s pretty easy to forget he was ever hurt.
Pitchers experience elbow injuries all the time in the big leagues, but it was the violent nature of Mayza’s injury that left me wondering if he’d ever be able to make it back to the highest level.